To Charles Fleetvvood, steward, Robert Hatton, recorder, Sackford Gunstone, Henry Wilcock, baliffs being judges in the Court of Kingstone upon Thames : the state of the old controversie ... between Richard Mayo, plaintiffe, and Edward Burrough, defendant / by Edward Burrough.
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             To Charles Fleetvvood, steward, Robert Hatton, recorder, Sackford Gunstone, Henry Wilcock, baliffs being judges in the Court of Kingstone upon Thames : the state of the old controversie ... between Richard Mayo, plaintiffe, and Edward Burrough, defendant / by Edward Burrough.
             Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.
          
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           Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.
           Mayo, Richard, 1631?-1695.
        
      
    
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           To
           Charles
           Fleetvvood
           ,
           
             STEWARD
             ,
          
           Robert
           Hatton
           ,
           Recorder
           :
        
         
           
             Bailiffs
             .
          
           
             Sackford
             Gunstone
             ,
          
           
             Henry
             VVilcock
             ,
          
        
         
           Being
           Judges
           in
           the
           Court
           of
           
             Kingstone
          
           upon
           
             Thames
             .
          
        
         
           The
           State
           of
           the
           old
           Controversie
           once
           more
           laid
           before
           you
           ,
           depending
           in
           your
           Court
           ,
           Between
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             ,
          
           Plaintiffe
           ,
           and
           
             Edward
             Burrough
             ,
          
           Defendant
           .
        
         
           By
           
             Edward
             Burrough
             .
          
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Thomas
             Simmons
             ,
          
           at
           the
           
             Bull
          
           and
           
             Mouth
          
           near
           
             Aldersgate
             ,
          
           1659.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           
             FRIENDS
             ,
          
        
         
           THE
           Innocency
           and
           truth
           of
           my
           Cause
           ,
           doth
           lift
           up
           its
           head
           unto
           all
           people
           ,
           and
           stands
           Justified
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           and
           all
           Just
           men
           ,
           and
           in
           Justice
           and
           Righteousnes
           it
           cannot
           be
           condemned
           ,
           or
           judged
           guilty
           by
           any
           man
           ;
           And
           it
           is
           upon
           me
           yet
           once
           more
           to
           state
           it
           before
           you
           ,
           that
           you
           and
           all
           men
           may
           see
           the
           countenance
           and
           favour
           thereof
           ,
           (
           for
           it
           dare
           shew
           its
           face
           unto
           you
           ,
           and
           all
           people
           )
           though
           much
           already
           hath
           been
           written
           and
           spoken
           about
           it
           ,
           which
           you
           have
           not
           taken
           notice
           of
           (
           as
           you
           ought
           to
           have
           done
           )
           but
           yet
           many
           are
           informed
           in
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           matter
           ,
           &
           what
           hath
           been
           spoken
           is
           not
           in
           vain
           ,
           though
           my
           just
           cause
           lies
           alwayes
           at
           the
           stake
           ,
           and
           is
           hardly
           thought
           upon
           by
           you
           ,
           and
           vilified
           and
           evil
           spoken
           of
           before
           you
           by
           my
           adversary
           ,
           who
           alwayes
           seeks
           false
           judgement
           against
           me
           ,
           to
           justifie
           himself
           in
           his
           iniquity
           ,
           and
           to
           condemn
           the
           guiltlesse
           ;
           For
           the
           Lord
           knows
           ,
           and
           just
           men
           knows
           ,
           and
           the
           witnesse
           of
           God
           in
           your
           consciences
           may
           shew
           you
           that
           I
           have
           not
           wronged
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             ,
          
           nor
           spoken
           of
           him
           any
           thing
           saving
           
             the
             truth
             ,
          
           and
           because
           thereof
           ,
           and
           without
           any
           other
           cause
           ,
           am
           I
           thus
           prosecuted
           by
           him
           in
           his
           pleading
           before
           you
           ,
           and
           begging
           of
           you
           for
           false
           Judgement
           ,
           which
           if
           he
           should
           obtain
           it
           ,
           and
           you
           should
           give
           it
           ,
           yet
           should
           I
           be
           clean
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           though
           by
           you
           I
           may
           deeply
           suffer
           ;
           And
           your
           own
           unrighteous
           judgement
           if
           it
           proceed
           from
           you
           )
           will
           return
           one
           day
           upon
           your
           own
           heads
           ,
           and
           the
           weight
           of
           your
           own
           iniquity
           shall
           the
           Lord
           lay
           upon
           your
           own
           consciences
           ,
           in
           the
           day
           when
           he
           judges
           the
           secrets
           of
           all
           hearts
           ;
           and
           to
           God
           I
           have
           appealed
           in
           this
           thing
           ,
           who
           Justifies
           me
           because
           of
           truth
           ,
           and
           then
           who
           shall
           justly
           condemn
           me
           ,
           while
           Truth
           is
           on
           my
           side
           ,
           and
           I
           not
           convinced
           to
           the
           contrary
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           in
           the
           fear
           of
           the
           Lord
           God
           ,
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           take
           heed
           what
           you
           do
           in
           this
           matter
           ;
           but
           deal
           impartially
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           in
           the
           examination
           thereof
           ,
           and
           try
           ,
           whether
           I
           have
           spoken
           the
           truth
           ,
           or
           whether
           I
           have
           spoken
           falsly
           ;
           and
           hearken
           to
           my
           plea
           ,
           which
           I
           have
           often
           asserted
           before
           you
           ,
           and
           do
           yet
           once
           more
           lay
           before
           your
           view
           ,
           and
           I
           do
           appeal
           
           to
           the
           light
           of
           your
           consciences
           ,
           and
           let
           that
           justifie
           me
           ,
           or
           condemn
           me
           ;
           and
           this
           I
           testifie
           as
           my
           sufficient
           Plea
           :
           unto
           you
           ,
           (
           which
           no
           man
           hath
           truly
           answered
           before
           you
           ,
           )
           that
           I
           have
           spoke
           nothing
           but
           the
           truth
           of
           
             Richard
             Mayo
          
           my
           adversary
           ;
           to
           this
           I
           stand
           to
           be
           justified
           ,
           and
           if
           I
           be
           condemned
           ,
           it
           is
           for
           this
           ,
           this
           resteth
           with
           me
           for
           ever
           ,
           and
           if
           I
           fall
           ,
           I
           fall
           for
           it
           ,
           (
           viz
           )
           
             for
             speaking
             the
             truth
             ,
          
           and
           if
           I
           stand
           ,
           I
           stand
           by
           it
           ,
           and
           no
           man
           whatsoever
           can
           convince
           me
           to
           the
           contrary
           ;
           and
           hereof
           am
           I
           invincible
           ,
           and
           if
           you
           condemn
           me
           for
           this
           (
           to
           wit
           )
           
             for
             speaking
             the
             truth
             ,
          
           it
           will
           be
           upon
           you
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           clear
           ,
           and
           this
           is
           my
           onely
           plea
           ,
           which
           I
           have
           often
           ,
           and
           may
           by
           the
           spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           alwayes
           clearly
           demonstrate
           ,
           and
           I
           do
           indeed
           wave
           all
           the
           multitude
           of
           arguments
           that
           hath
           been
           ,
           or
           can
           be
           made
           ,
           by
           the
           lawyers
           in
           this
           businesse
           ,
           and
           not
           by
           words
           of
           mans
           wisdom
           ,
           but
           by
           
             truth
          
           must
           I
           be
           justified
           ;
           and
           I
           do
           here
           again
           return
           to
           my
           first
           manner
           of
           proceeding
           ,
           and
           stand
           to
           the
           naked
           simplicity
           of
           truth
           ,
           and
           I
           have
           no
           other
           defence
           to
           shelter
           under
           ,
           neither
           do
           I
           chuse
           any
           ,
           nor
           no
           other
           weapon
           to
           resist
           my
           enemy
           with
           ,
           but
           the
           word
           of
           the
           Lord
           which
           is
           truth
           ;
           and
           if
           truth
           will
           not
           justifie
           me
           ,
           I
           will
           not
           be
           justified
           ,
           and
           if
           it
           will
           condemn
           me
           ,
           my
           mouth
           shall
           be
           stopped
           ;
           for
           by
           the
           truth
           I
           stand
           ,
           and
           if
           I
           fall
           ,
           I
           fall
           for
           it
           ,
           in
           this
           matter
           ;
           and
           therefore
           you
           my
           Judges
           patiently
           hear
           a
           few
           words
           again
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           matter
           betwixt
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             ,
          
           and
           me
           ,
           which
           is
           thus
           ,
           He
           sent
           for
           me
           by
           a
           messenger
           to
           come
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           being
           come
           to
           him
           ,
           he
           challenged
           me
           to
           speak
           what
           I
           had
           against
           him
           ,
           &
           again
           under
           his
           own
           hand
           he
           challenged
           me
           to
           dispute
           ,
           either
           in
           publick
           or
           private
           with
           him
           ;
           and
           he
           again
           bad
           me
           call
           him
           deceiver
           if
           I
           durst
           ,
           and
           upon
           all
           these
           four
           particular
           invitations
           and
           challenges
           ,
           and
           also
           knowing
           him
           to
           be
           guilty
           ,
           as
           I
           am
           still
           able
           to
           prove
           ;
           I
           did
           say
           to
           him
           that
           he
           held
           forth
           
             damnable
             doctrine
             ,
             and
             errour
             ,
          
           and
           that
           he
           was
           a
           
             deceiver
             ,
          
           and
           this
           was
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           controversy
           ;
           whereby
           I
           would
           have
           you
           to
           take
           notice
           ,
           how
           unrighteously
           he
           hath
           dealt
           with
           me
           ,
           first
           to
           invite
           me
           ,
           and
           challenge
           me
           several
           times
           ;
           and
           then
           for
           speaking
           the
           truth
           of
           him
           (
           which
           I
           am
           able
           prove
           )
           to
           arrest
           me
           ,
           imprison
           me
           ,
           and
           thus
           to
           prosecute
           me
           ,
           is
           not
           this
           unchristian
           like
           ,
           &
           not
           like
           a
           Minister
           of
           Christ
           ?
           and
           this
           I
           proved
           in
           your
           court
           ,
           his
           challenging
           of
           me
           ,
           and
           also
           I
           have
           manifested
           divers
           particular
           
           sayings
           of
           his
           ,
           which
           doth
           appear
           to
           all
           sober
           men
           to
           be
           damnable
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           error
           ;
           and
           for
           the
           manifesting
           of
           my
           innocent
           cause
           further
           ,
           and
           that
           you
           may
           know
           ,
           that
           you
           ought
           not
           to
           condemn
           me
           ,
           (
           neither
           can
           you
           with
           a
           safe
           and
           good
           conscience
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           )
           and
           to
           lay
           the
           truth
           as
           plainly
           as
           I
           can
           before
           you
           ;
           therefore
           I
           do
           here
           insert
           the
           particulars
           to
           you
           again
           ,
           which
           
             I
             proved
             in
             the
             open
             Court
          
           against
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             ,
          
           which
           I
           do
           say
           is
           damnable
           doctrine
           ,
           and
           error
           ,
           all
           ,
           or
           some
           of
           them
           at
           least
           .
        
         
           
             1.
             
             That
             
               Paul
               ,
            
             as
             a
             Minister
             of
             Christ
             exhorted
             Saints
             (
             the
             
               Corinthians
            
             )
             to
             follow
             and
             obey
             a
             light
             which
             was
             not
             Christ
             ,
             nor
             the
             light
             of
             the
             Gospel
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             He
             did
             exhort
             the
             people
             of
             
               Kingstone
               ,
            
             as
             a
             Minister
             of
             Christ
             in
             his
             preaching
             to
             them
             ,
             to
             follow
             and
             obey
             a
             light
             ,
             which
             (
             said
             he
             )
             is
             not
             Christ
             ,
             nor
             the
             light
             of
             the
             Gospel
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             He
             said
             that
             a
             man
             may
             be
             a
             righteous
             man
             ,
             and
             not
             a
             godly
             man
             without
             distinction
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Also
             at
             another
             time
             before
             that
             ,
             
               Rich.
               Mayo
            
             affirmed
             that
             the
             light
             of
             Christ
             which
             every
             man
             is
             lightened
             withall
             ,
             
               Iohn
            
             1
             9.
             is
             carnal
             ,
             and
             darkness
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             He
             did
             affirm
             under
             his
             own
             hand
             ,
             that
             Christ
             was
             not
             the
             word
             that
             
               David
            
             walked
             by
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             He
             affirmed
             that
             the
             Devil
             is
             the
             power
             of
             God
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             He
             affirmed
             that
             the
             Gospel
             is
             not
             the
             power
             of
             God
             ,
             no
             more
             then
             a
             rose
             cake
             is
             ,
             which
             he
             laid
             his
             hand
             on
             in
             the
             window
             ,
             at
             the
             present
             of
             his
             so
             saying
             .
          
           
             8.
             
             He
             affirmed
             ,
             if
             one
             man
             murther
             another
             ,
             he
             did
             it
             by
             the
             power
             of
             God
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           hereby
           it
           may
           appear
           to
           you
           ,
           (
           if
           you
           do
           not
           wilfully
           harden
           your selves
           against
           the
           truth
           ,
           and
           the
           righteousnesse
           of
           my
           cause
           )
           that
           I
           have
           done
           
             Richard
             Mayo
          
           no
           wrong
           ,
           onely
           I
           have
           spoken
           the
           truth
           of
           him
           ;
           I
           said
           he
           held
           forth
           
             damnable
             doctrine
             ,
             and
             error
          
           which
           saying
           ,
           is
           
             truth
             ,
          
           and
           I
           had
           a
           good
           cause
           to
           speak
           it
           ,
           for
           he
           invited
           ,
           and
           challenged
           me
           divers
           times
           to
           speak
           it
           ,
           and
           then
           when
           this
           is
           considered
           by
           you
           ,
           let
           your
           consciences
           judge
           what
           wrong
           I
           have
           done
           him
           ;
           seeing
           it
           doth
           appear
           I
           have
           spoken
           the
           truth
           of
           him
           ,
           and
           had
           good
           reason
           so
           to
           do
           ;
           yee
           my
           Judges
           ,
           at
           whose
           door
           my
           cause
           (
           which
           is
           innocent
           )
           lyes
           despised
           ,
           and
           ready
           
           to
           be
           condemned
           ,
           come
           but
           to
           plainnesse
           and
           honesty
           in
           your
           own
           hearts
           ,
           and
           be
           not
           passionate
           towards
           me
           ,
           but
           use
           meeknesse
           ,
           and
           let
           the
           sincerity
           of
           your
           hearts
           tell
           me
           ,
           whether
           I
           have
           lyed
           or
           spoken
           truth
           ;
           but
           if
           you
           do
           the
           worst
           that
           can
           be
           done
           against
           me
           ,
           I
           must
           ,
           and
           have
           already
           committed
           my
           cause
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           I
           doubt
           not
           but
           he
           will
           avenge
           my
           cause
           ,
           and
           recompence
           my
           adversaries
           in
           his
           season
           .
           Now
           again
           consider
           ,
           if
           
             Richard
             Mayo
          
           did
           make
           his
           invitations
           to
           me
           ,
           on
           purpose
           to
           ensnare
           me
           ,
           (
           as
           it
           may
           be
           justly
           supposed
           that
           he
           did
           )
           that
           he
           might
           have
           occasion
           to
           execute
           his
           malice
           upon
           me
           ,
           then
           you
           ought
           not
           to
           give
           
             judgement
          
           against
           me
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           his
           
             executiners
             ;
          
           for
           if
           he
           hath
           laid
           his
           plot
           to
           ensnare
           me
           ,
           how
           can
           you
           justly
           give
           him
           power
           over
           me
           ?
           and
           he
           hath
           no
           power
           over
           me
           except
           you
           give
           it
           him
           by
           
             unjust
             judgement
             ;
          
           and
           you
           can
           but
           give
           him
           power
           over
           my
           body
           ,
           for
           my
           spirit
           is
           at
           liberty
           ,
           and
           in
           dominion
           over
           you
           and
           him
           ,
           because
           I
           have
           the
           truth
           on
           my
           side
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           hard
           for
           you
           to
           strive
           against
           that
           ,
           for
           it
           cannot
           be
           buried
           ,
           but
           the
           
             truth
             of
             my
             cause
          
           will
           alwayes
           live
           to
           vex
           its
           opposers
           ;
           but
           and
           if
           his
           challenges
           to
           me
           was
           not
           to
           insnare
           me
           ,
           but
           for
           information
           (
           supposing
           himself
           to
           have
           been
           clear
           from
           all
           damnable
           doctrine
           and
           error
           )
           then
           he
           had
           done
           well
           to
           have
           owned
           my
           words
           as
           a
           
             reproof
             ,
          
           and
           to
           have
           repented
           ,
           and
           not
           ,
           to
           have
           held
           forth
           any
           more
           such
           doctrine
           ;
           and
           you
           ought
           not
           for
           reproving
           him
           ,
           to
           condemn
           me
           ,
           for
           reproving
           any
           man
           for
           evil
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           condemned
           ;
           good
           men
           will
           not
           do
           it
           ,
           neither
           would
           he
           (
           were
           he
           )
           not
           an
           ungodly
           man
           prosecute
           me
           thus
           violently
           ,
           &
           thus
           continually
           beg
           your
           Judgement
           of
           100
           l.
           against
           me
           ,
           for
           reproving
           of
           him
           ,
           &
           declaring
           against
           his
           false
           doctrine
           ,
           wch
           he
           delivers
           to
           the
           people
           ,
           when
           as
           himself
           first
           invited
           me
           to
           speak
           to
           him
           ;
           and
           the
           Lord
           knows
           the
           souls
           of
           people
           are
           so
           dear
           to
           me
           ,
           that
           where
           I
           hear
           false
           doctrine
           held
           forth
           ,
           which
           would
           destroy
           the
           innocent
           soules
           ,
           I
           cannot
           but
           reprove
           it
           ,
           least
           people
           receive
           false
           doctrine
           for
           true
           ,
           to
           the
           destruction
           of
           their
           own
           Souls
           ,
           and
           upon
           that
           account
           I
           spoke
           in
           this
           Cause
           ;
           Wherefore
           take
           you
           into
           consideration
           what
           
             Richard
             Mayo's
          
           end
           was
           in
           inviting
           me
           ,
           &
           do
           not
           you
           fulfil
           his
           evil
           purpose
           ,
           wch
           I
           believe
           ,
           if
           he
           had
           power
           over
           me
           ,
           would
           execute
           his
           farthest
           cruelty
           upon
           me
           ;
           I
           have
           good
           reason
           to
           believe
           it
           ,
           for
           many
           cruel
           threatuing
           words
           have
           proceeded
           from
           him
           already
           agianst
           me
           ,
           
           but
           the
           Lord
           can
           deliver
           me
           from
           them
           all
           ,
           but
           if
           he
           will
           not
           ,
           he
           will
           give
           me
           patience
           to
           bear
           it
           ,
           whatsoever
           is
           suffered
           to
           come
           to
           me
           ;
           But
           ,
           and
           if
           any
           shall
           doubt
           ,
           and
           cannot
           receive
           these
           things
           ,
           and
           believe
           that
           these
           particulars
           are
           
             damnable
             doctrine
             and
             errour
             ,
          
           as
           they
           are
           laid
           down
           in
           themselves
           ,
           and
           if
           what
           is
           spoken
           already
           be
           not
           sufficient
           ,
           I
           may
           upon
           any
           just
           opportunity
           prove
           unto
           you
           ,
           and
           all
           men
           ,
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           my
           enemies
           that
           these
           particulars
           held
           forth
           by
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             ,
          
           and
           alleadged
           by
           me
           before
           you
           ,
           are
           damnable
           doctrine
           and
           errour
           ,
           and
           if
           I
           could
           be
           convinced
           to
           the
           contrary
           by
           him
           ,
           or
           any
           man
           ,
           in
           sober
           Arguments
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           ;
           and
           if
           he
           shall
           be
           able
           to
           prove
           that
           these
           things
           are
           true
           ,
           and
           sound
           ,
           and
           saving
           doctrines
           ,
           then
           may
           I
           confess
           that
           I
           have
           wronged
           him
           ,
           which
           never
           can
           be
           done
           ;
           Therefore
           can
           I
           never
           confess
           (
           without
           lying
           against
           my
           Conscience
           ,
           )
           that
           I
           have
           wronged
           him
           ;
           but
           God
           justifies
           me
           ,
           and
           just
           men
           ,
           and
           my
           own
           Conscience
           
             excuses
             me
          
           from
           all
           wrong
           in
           this
           matter
           ;
           and
           here
           ,
           or
           hereafter
           shall
           you
           and
           he
           know
           it
           also
           ,
           that
           I
           am
           without
           offence
           to
           him
           in
           this
           cause
           ;
           And
           if
           I
           suffer
           ,
           I
           suffer
           ,
           be
           it
           upon
           you
           that
           are
           my
           Judges
           ,
           and
           the
           guilt
           of
           my
           sufferings
           will
           be
           upon
           you
           one
           day
           ;
           For
           ,
           for
           the
           truths
           sake
           am
           I
           not
           afraid
           nor
           ashamed
           to
           suffer
           whatsoever
           you
           lay
           upon
           me
           .
           And
           whereas
           it
           is
           chiefly
           pleaded
           by
           my
           adversary
           and
           his
           Councel
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           damnified
           ,
           and
           much
           dangered
           by
           the
           speaking
           of
           my
           words
           ,
           and
           because
           I
           said
           he
           held
           forth
           damnable
           doctrine
           ,
           therefore
           say
           they
           ,
           he
           is
           in
           danger
           to
           loose
           
             his
             place
             ,
          
           and
           so
           he
           and
           his
           wife
           ,
           and
           family
           cannot
           tell
           how
           
             to
             live
          
           &c.
           
           These
           things
           they
           plead
           ,
           and
           upon
           this
           account
           begs
           judgement
           against
           me
           ,
           because
           he
           is
           ,
           
             or
             may
             be
             in
             danger
             to
             be
             damnified
             .
          
           To
           this
           I
           reply
           ,
           and
           Friends
           I
           would
           have
           you
           to
           consider
           ,
           he
           hath
           not
           yet
           proved
           to
           you
           the
           dammage
           of
           the
           value
           of
           two
           pence
           ,
           nor
           is
           he
           in
           any
           outward
           estate
           worse
           ,
           by
           loss
           of
           any
           thing
           outwardly
           ,
           by
           any
           thing
           that
           I
           have
           spoken
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           unjust
           to
           condemn
           me
           in
           an
           100
           l.
           upon
           supposed
           danger
           ,
           and
           dammage
           ,
           which
           may
           come
           ,
           while
           as
           he
           hath
           sustained
           none
           at
           present
           ;
           and
           further
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           I
           have
           had
           no
           intentions
           of
           evil
           against
           him
           ,
           nor
           purpose
           in
           my
           heart
           to
           endanger
           or
           damnifie
           him
           in
           any
           outward
           thing
           ,
           God
           is
           my
           witness
           ;
           But
           that
           nakedly
           ,
           and
           simply
           I
           
             spoke
             the
          
           
           
             truth
             of
             him
             .
          
           And
           if
           speaking
           the
           truth
           to
           him
           doth
           endanger
           him
           ,
           and
           damnifie
           him
           ,
           according
           as
           they
           plead
           ,
           then
           is
           he
           a
           bad
           man
           ,
           and
           an
           evil
           person
           ,
           and
           not
           well
           worthy
           of
           you
           taking
           part
           with
           him
           ,
           if
           you
           be
           just
           men
           ,
           (
           as
           yet
           I
           know
           nothing
           to
           the
           contrary
           )
           nor
           worthy
           of
           giving
           your
           judgement
           against
           me
           for
           him
           ;
           if
           the
           speaking
           truth
           to
           him
           can
           so
           endanger
           him
           ,
           then
           consider
           you
           what
           a
           man
           he
           is
           ;
           for
           speaking
           of
           the
           truth
           can
           never
           hurt
           an
           honest
           man
           ,
           nor
           damnifie
           a
           good
           man
           ,
           for
           honest
           men
           rejoiceth
           in
           the
           truth
           ,
           and
           the
           speaking
           of
           it
           is
           an
           honour
           to
           them
           ;
           but
           speaking
           the
           
             truth
          
           may
           indeed
           endanger
           and
           damnifie
           a
           bad
           person
           ,
           as
           to
           discover
           his
           wickedness
           ,
           and
           to
           prevent
           him
           of
           more
           wickedness
           ,
           which
           he
           may
           intend
           ,
           but
           speaking
           the
           truth
           cannot
           
             damnifie
             a
             a
             good
             man
             ;
          
           And
           if
           it
           be
           so
           that
           
             Richard
             Mayo
          
           (
           because
           of
           his
           badness
           )
           be
           damnified
           by
           my
           speaking
           the
           truth
           to
           him
           ;
           Must
           I
           therefore
           be
           condemned
           for
           
             speaking
             truth
             ,
          
           or
           ought
           you
           to
           do
           it
           ?
           Let
           that
           of
           God
           in
           you
           answer
           ;
           will
           you
           justifie
           his
           false
           
             doctrines
             ,
          
           and
           condemn
           me
           for
           
             reproving
          
           him
           ?
           Did
           ever
           any
           good
           men
           ,
           or
           just
           Judges
           of
           old
           condemn
           any
           man
           for
           speaking
           the
           truth
           ?
           or
           will
           you
           shame
           your selves
           ,
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           wise
           men
           ,
           by
           acting
           contrary
           to
           a
           good
           Conscience
           ?
           which
           if
           ye
           do
           condemn
           me
           for
           speaking
           the
           truth
           ,
           I
           do
           ,
           and
           must
           tell
           you
           (
           while
           I
           live
           )
           that
           your
           
             judgement
             is
             unjust
             ,
          
           and
           you
           act
           contrary
           to
           a
           good
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           are
           unrighteous
           judges
           ,
           and
           that
           you
           commit
           the
           great
           abomination
           ,
           in
           justifying
           the
           wicked
           and
           condemning
           the
           Righteous
           ;
           And
           is
           it
           not
           a
           shame
           to
           him
           that
           professeth
           to
           be
           a
           Minister
           of
           Christ
           ,
           to
           plead
           the
           loss
           of
           his
           livelihood
           and
           of
           his
           calling
           ,
           and
           the
           poverty
           of
           his
           wife
           and
           family
           ,
           &c.
           because
           of
           my
           speaking
           the
           truth
           to
           him
           ?
           Never
           any
           of
           Christs
           Ministers
           pleaded
           any
           such
           thing
           ;
           Were
           not
           they
           reproached
           and
           much
           spoken
           against
           ?
           And
           they
           were
           called
           Deceivers
           ,
           and
           seditious
           men
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           ;
           and
           did
           they
           proceed
           on
           this
           manner
           ,
           as
           he
           hath
           done
           against
           me
           ?
           Nay
           ,
           they
           forgave
           their
           enemies
           .
           And
           if
           I
           had
           spoken
           falsly
           of
           him
           :
           (
           as
           I
           have
           not
           )
           he
           ought
           not
           to
           have
           done
           thus
           ,
           if
           he
           had
           been
           a
           Minister
           of
           Christ
           ,
           as
           he
           professeth
           ;
           and
           doth
           his
           livelihood
           ,
           and
           his
           place
           ,
           and
           his
           maintenance
           of
           himself
           and
           his
           family
           depend
           upon
           my
           forbearing
           to
           speak
           the
           truth
           ?
           For
           he
           pleads
           that
           he
           is
           damnified
           ,
           and
           endangered
           in
           all
           these
           ,
           
           by
           what
           I
           have
           spoken
           ;
           And
           I
           still
           testifie
           and
           all
           good
           men
           ,
           knows
           ,
           that
           I
           have
           given
           no
           offence
           ,
           saving
           then
           speaking
           the
           truth
           ;
           and
           rather
           then
           he
           shall
           be
           damnified
           by
           my
           speaking
           the
           truth
           of
           him
           ,
           Will
           you
           unjustly
           damnifie
           me
           for
           speaking
           the
           truth
           ?
           Is
           this
           the
           way
           of
           justice
           to
           condemn
           the
           truth
           that
           I
           have
           spoken
           ,
           to
           save
           the
           guilty
           from
           supposed
           danger
           ?
           Consider
           of
           this
           ,
           and
           save
           your selves
           from
           
             unjust
             judgement
             ,
          
           least
           the
           Lord
           justly
           Judge
           you
           ,
           and
           condemn
           you
           ;
           This
           I
           shew
           in
           short
           ,
           and
           much
           more
           I
           might
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           unjustness
           of
           the
           action
           prosecuted
           against
           me
           ;
           and
           now
           I
           come
           to
           shew
           something
           of
           the
           unjust
           proceedings
           in
           this
           matter
           against
           me
           in
           the
           time
           of
           my
           tryal
           ,
           and
           other
           times
           ,
           and
           some
           part
           thereof
           I
           here
           lay
           before
           you
           ,
           that
           you
           ,
           and
           all
           may
           see
           I
           have
           had
           as
           unjust
           proceedings
           against
           me
           in
           the
           matter
           ,
           as
           an
           unjust
           action
           at
           first
           brought
           upon
           me
           .
        
         
           At
           my
           first
           appearance
           in
           my
           first
           answer
           ,
           I
           demurred
           to
           the
           jurisdiction
           of
           your
           Court
           ,
           and
           shewes
           that
           your
           Court
           and
           Judicatory
           being
           temporal
           ,
           you
           could
           not
           (
           in
           that
           Courtt
           )
           ake
           cognizance
           of
           this
           cause
           ,
           being
           of
           a
           spiritual
           Dependancy
           ,
           and
           ought
           onely
           to
           be
           tried
           in
           spiritual
           Jurisdiction
           by
           spiritual
           Judges
           (
           if
           there
           were
           any
           such
           )
           and
           shewed
           out
           of
           the
           
             Laws
             of
             England
          
           reasonably
           that
           your
           Court
           had
           no
           power
           to
           try
           this
           matter
           ;
           But
           one
           of
           the
           Bayliffs
           ,
           
             Iohn
             Forth
          
           said
           (
           which
           should
           have
           been
           my
           equal
           Judge
           )
           they
           would
           over-rule
           that
           ,
           and
           they
           would
           try
           the
           matter
           ,
           without
           shewing
           any
           just
           reason
           out
           of
           the
           Laws
           ,
           against
           my
           Argument
           grounded
           upon
           the
           Laws
           ,
           and
           they
           did
           over-rule
           me
           in
           that
           ;
           and
           the
           Court-day
           before
           the
           Tryal
           ,
           when
           the
           Jury-men
           was
           to
           be
           chosen
           and
           nominated
           ,
           I
           told
           them
           that
           the
           Jury-men
           should
           be
           such
           as
           had
           the
           gif
           of
           the
           holy
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           in
           them
           ,
           or
           else
           they
           could
           not
           try
           the
           matter
           ,
           because
           it
           was
           
             Doctrine
          
           that
           was
           to
           be
           
             Tryed
             ▪
          
           which
           none
           could
           try
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           
             Spirit
             of
             God
             ;
          
           Neither
           could
           I
           cast
           my self
           into
           the
           
             Determination
          
           of
           any
           in
           this
           cause
           but
           such
           ;
           And
           the
           Bayliffs
           
             Obadia
             Wicks
             ,
          
           and
           
             Iohn
             Forth
          
           answered
           ,
           if
           they
           were
           men
           that
           could
           take
           the
           evidence
           that
           I
           spoke
           my
           words
           against
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             ,
          
           they
           were
           sufficient
           to
           try
           the
           matter
           ;
           whereby
           it
           doth
           appear
           that
           they
           had
           unjustly
           determined
           in
           themselves
           ,
           not
           to
           try
           the
           Doctrines
           ,
           but
           to
           have
           a
           verdict
           against
           me
           howsoever
           ;
           again
           some
           
           that
           were
           called
           to
           be
           of
           the
           Jury
           were
           heard
           to
           say
           ,
           before
           they
           saw
           me
           ,
           or
           ever
           heard
           the
           matter
           ;
           if
           I
           came
           into
           their
           hands
           they
           knew
           well
           enough
           what
           to
           do
           with
           me
           ;
           hereby
           it
           doth
           appear
           they
           were
           not
           equal
           men
           ,
           but
           malicious
           and
           prejudiced
           against
           me
           ;
           and
           moreover
           in
           the
           very
           time
           of
           the
           tryal
           ,
           some
           of
           the
           Jury
           ,
           at
           the
           Bar
           ,
           said
           ,
           they
           would
           not
           believe
           any
           thing
           ,
           or
           take
           any
           witnesse
           for
           testimony
           ,
           which
           any
           of
           those
           on
           my
           part
           ,
           that
           were
           called
           
             Quakers
             ,
          
           spoke
           ;
           and
           this
           was
           also
           the
           witness
           of
           their
           
             malicious
             ,
             and
             envious
             spirits
             against
             me
             ,
          
           who
           were
           rather
           as
           a
           party
           against
           me
           ,
           then
           my
           equalls
           ;
           And
           were
           not
           these
           unjust
           men
           for
           the
           tryal
           of
           such
           a
           matter
           ?
           and
           moreover
           when
           all
           his
           witnesses
           could
           not
           say
           enough
           to
           give
           colour
           for
           a
           verdict
           against
           me
           ,
           one
           of
           the
           Bayliffs
           ,
           
             Iohn
             Forth
          
           by
           name
           ,
           who
           was
           one
           of
           the
           Judges
           upon
           the
           Bench
           ,
           proffered
           to
           come
           down
           off
           the
           Bench
           ,
           and
           swear
           as
           a
           witnesse
           against
           me
           ;
           and
           when
           some
           spake
           against
           that
           ,
           he
           sent
           for
           a
           man
           into
           the
           Court
           out
           of
           the
           Town
           ,
           
             Iames
             Levite
          
           by
           name
           ,
           and
           whispered
           with
           him
           upon
           the
           Bench
           ,
           &
           told
           him
           what
           he
           should
           swear
           ,
           and
           he
           went
           to
           the
           Bar
           and
           took
           his
           oath
           against
           me
           ,
           that
           I
           followed
           
             Richard
             Mayo
          
           with
           reviling
           Language
           ,
           in
           three
           several
           roomes
           ,
           in
           Bayliff
           
             Gunstones
          
           house
           ,
           which
           I
           do
           testifie
           ,
           was
           a
           false
           oath
           ,
           before
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           all
           men
           ;
           and
           many
           knowes
           that
           I
           speak
           the
           truth
           ,
           &
           that
           that
           man
           took
           a
           false
           oath
           ,
           who
           was
           sent
           for
           into
           the
           Court
           ,
           &
           told
           by
           one
           of
           the
           Judges
           what
           he
           should
           swear
           ;
           I
           suppose
           Bayliff
           
             Gunston
          
           himself
           knowes
           that
           this
           was
           a
           false
           witness
           ,
           &
           are
           not
           these
           unjust
           proceedings
           ?
           I
           appeal
           to
           your
           consciences
           ,
           and
           upon
           such
           proceedings
           as
           these
           ,
           was
           a
           verdict
           gained
           against
           me
           ,
           by
           much
           a
           do
           ,
           in
           above
           three
           hours
           time
           ;
           and
           the
           
             Foreman
          
           of
           the
           Jury
           himself
           said
           ,
           he
           would
           not
           have
           brought
           
             a
             verdict
             against
             me
             ,
          
           but
           onely
           for
           the
           mans
           oath
           ,
           
             Iames
             Levite
             ,
          
           which
           as
           I
           have
           said
           ,
           
             swore
             falsly
             ,
          
           being
           sent
           for
           ,
           and
           told
           by
           another
           man
           what
           he
           should
           say
           ;
           Again
           ,
           when
           the
           
             foreman
             of
             the
             Iury
          
           said
           ,
           they
           could
           not
           try
           the
           cause
           ,
           and
           desired
           it
           might
           be
           referred
           ,
           the
           said
           Bayliff
           
             Forth
          
           on
           the
           Bench
           cryed
           no
           ,
           and
           told
           
             Richard
             Mayo
          
           he
           should
           not
           referr
           it
           ,
           he
           should
           have
           
             a
             verdict
             first
             ,
          
           and
           ought
           my
           Judge
           thus
           to
           have
           spoken
           ?
           no
           ,
           he
           appeared
           to
           be
           rather
           a
           party
           against
           me
           ,
           then
           my
           equal
           Judge
           ;
           and
           to
           all
           sober
           men
           ,
           these
           proceedings
           may
           appear
           to
           be
           unjust
           ;
           And
           I
           hope
           some
           of
           you
           will
           make
           more
           conscience
           of
           your
           
           doings
           ,
           then
           to
           passe
           judgement
           upon
           such
           an
           
             unrighteous
             verdict
          
           And
           moreover
           ,
           the
           Jury
           did
           not
           
             try
             the
             cause
             ,
          
           which
           onely
           ought
           to
           have
           been
           tryed
           ,
           which
           was
           ,
           whether
           I
           had
           spoken
           
             truly
             ,
          
           or
           
             falsly
          
           of
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             ,
          
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           they
           ought
           to
           have
           tryed
           ,
           (
           and
           that
           was
           the
           thing
           in
           controversy
           between
           us
           )
           whether
           these
           particulars
           alleadged
           by
           me
           against
           
             Richard
             Mayo
          
           were
           
             true
             ,
             and
             sound
             doctrine
          
           or
           
             damnable
             doctrine
             and
             errors
             ,
          
           for
           if
           the
           particulars
           mentioned
           be
           true
           ,
           and
           sound
           doctrine
           ,
           wch
           were
           affirmed
           by
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             ,
          
           then
           I
           have
           
             wronged
             him
             ,
          
           and
           I
           must
           confess
           it
           ,
           and
           assent
           to
           your
           Judgement
           ;
           but
           if
           the
           particulars
           be
           
             false
             doctrine
             ,
             and
             errour
             ,
          
           then
           I
           have
           done
           him
           no
           wrong
           ,
           for
           I
           have
           spoken
           nothing
           but
           
             the
             truth
             ;
          
           and
           for
           that
           ,
           how
           can
           you
           condemn
           me
           ?
           And
           this
           was
           the
           cause
           to
           be
           tryed
           ,
           which
           the
           Jury
           themselves
           confessed
           they
           did
           not
           try
           ,
           and
           therefore
           the
           matter
           is
           not
           yet
           
             tryed
             in
             truth
             ,
          
           neither
           have
           I
           had
           a
           legal
           
             tryal
          
           Before
           you
           ,
           and
           then
           how
           can
           you
           give
           judgement
           against
           me
           ,
           being
           the
           action
           it self
           ,
           is
           so
           
             unequal
             ,
          
           and
           the
           procedings
           so
           
             unjust
          
           also
           ,
           and
           the
           matter
           yet
           not
           fully
           tryed
           ?
           do
           but
           consider
           of
           these
           things
           in
           the
           coolnesse
           of
           your
           Spirits
           ,
           and
           let
           not
           me
           receive
           worse
           dealing
           from
           you
           ,
           because
           I
           am
           
             a
             stranger
             ,
          
           neither
           because
           I
           am
           a
           
             Quaker
          
           so
           called
           ;
           but
           deal
           justly
           ,
           and
           truly
           ,
           for
           I
           desire
           nothing
           else
           of
           you
           ,
           but
           true
           judgement
           ,
           for
           that
           will
           justifie
           me
           ,
           and
           clear
           me
           ,
           and
           respect
           not
           persons
           ,
           but
           have
           respect
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           commandeth
           you
           to
           hear
           ,
           and
           Judge
           the
           cause
           of
           the
           poor
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           
             stranger
             ,
             without
             respect
             of
             persons
             ,
          
           and
           if
           you
           give
           regard
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           in
           this
           matter
           ,
           you
           cannot
           give
           Judgement
           upon
           this
           verdict
           ,
           which
           is
           thus
           unjustly
           brought
           in
           ,
           by
           unrighteous
           and
           partial
           men
           ,
           as
           is
           manifest
           ,
           and
           you
           must
           either
           wholly
           
             arrest
             Iudgement
             ,
          
           or
           at
           least
           you
           must
           bring
           it
           to
           a
           
             new
             tryal
             ,
          
           else
           you
           do
           me
           much
           wrong
           and
           injustice
           ,
           and
           all
           good
           men
           will
           so
           Judge
           of
           it
           ;
           And
           further
           ,
           divers
           sufficient
           reasons
           hath
           been
           shewed
           by
           men
           of
           knowledge
           in
           the
           Law
           ,
           first
           against
           this
           action
           ,
           and
           also
           against
           the
           proceedings
           herein
           ,
           which
           might
           be
           reasons
           to
           you
           not
           to
           go
           on
           in
           Judgement
           against
           me
           ,
           but
           to
           clear
           me
           ;
           and
           even
           in
           your
           own
           way
           ,
           (
           as
           I
           may
           say
           )
           you
           have
           been
           dealt
           with
           ,
           and
           you
           have
           been
           shewed
           my
           
             innocency
             ;
          
           so
           that
           if
           your
           hearts
           be
           not
           hardened
           ,
           you
           cannot
           go
           any
           further
           against
           me
           ,
           but
           go
           contrary
           to
           the
           truth
           of
           my
           cause
           ,
           and
           contrary
           to
           your
           
             own
             Law
          
           also
           ;
           
           and
           though
           it
           was
           the
           dear
           love
           ,
           and
           respect
           of
           friends
           to
           the
           truth
           ,
           in
           freeness
           of
           their
           love
           to
           me
           ,
           more
           then
           any
           desire
           of
           mine
           ,
           or
           my
           knowledge
           ;
           I
           do
           own
           their
           love
           ,
           and
           justifie
           it
           ,
           yet
           much
           that
           hath
           been
           spoken
           in
           forms
           and
           tricks
           of
           law
           ,
           and
           punctillio's
           of
           Law
           I
           do
           wave
           ,
           and
           lets
           it
           passe
           ,
           and
           keeps
           alwayes
           to
           the
           naked
           truth
           of
           the
           matter
           ,
           as
           before
           laid
           down
           ;
           And
           therefore
           if
           any
           Jury
           shall
           upon
           their
           oaths
           Justifie
           ,
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             his
             doctrines
          
           to
           be
           true
           and
           sound
           doctrine
           ;
           and
           if
           you
           your selves
           ,
           upon
           your
           
             oathes
             dare
             give
             Iudgement
             ,
          
           that
           
             Richard
             Mayo
          
           his
           doctrine
           ,
           is
           not
           damnable
           doctrine
           ,
           and
           errors
           ;
           Then
           I
           must
           lye
           patiently
           under
           your
           Judgement
           ,
           and
           under
           the
           breach
           of
           such
           Jury-mens
           oathes
           ,
           and
           of
           your
           
             own
             oaths
             also
             ;
          
           and
           therefore
           I
           demand
           of
           you
           according
           to
           right
           and
           Justice
           let
           me
           be
           cleared
           ,
           otherwise
           let
           me
           first
           have
           a
           fair
           tryal
           before
           I
           be
           condemned
           ,
           which
           yet
           I
           have
           not
           had
           ,
           because
           the
           matter
           was
           perverted
           from
           that
           ,
           
             whether
             I
             had
             spoken
             the
             truth
             ,
          
           upon
           which
           the
           true
           issue
           dependeth
           ,
           and
           upon
           no
           other
           thing
           .
           
             Whether
             I
             spoke
             maliciously
             ,
          
           was
           a
           straining
           of
           the
           cause
           to
           a
           wrong
           head
           ,
           and
           perverting
           it
           from
           its
           
             proper
             issue
             ,
          
           and
           hereby
           was
           the
           Just
           cause
           of
           the
           innocent
           clouded
           over
           ,
           and
           rejected
           ,
           and
           vilified
           ,
           and
           even
           betrayed
           into
           another
           meaning
           ,
           more
           then
           it
           ought
           to
           have
           been
           ;
           but
           it
           can
           shew
           its
           face
           above
           all
           this
           ,
           and
           truth
           cannot
           be
           daunted
           though
           it
           may
           be
           veiled
           and
           lie
           hid
           for
           a
           season
           ,
           and
           though
           I
           be
           condemned
           by
           the
           Prejudice
           and
           unsaithful
           Jury
           speaking
           
             maliciously
             ,
          
           yet
           the
           Lord
           bears
           me
           witnesse
           to
           the
           contrary
           ,
           and
           that
           I
           have
           no
           malice
           in
           me
           against
           any
           man
           ,
           and
           I
           love
           your
           souls
           better
           ,
           then
           that
           you
           should
           endanger
           them
           to
           destruction
           ,
           and
           to
           everlasting
           burning
           ,
           by
           giving
           
             Iudgement
          
           upon
           
             your
             oaths
          
           against
           me
           upon
           this
           
             verdict
             ,
          
           in
           this
           cause
           which
           is
           thus
           unjust
           and
           unequal
           in
           it self
           ,
           and
           in
           its
           proceedings
           also
           ;
           for
           if
           the
           Jury
           had
           tryed
           ,
           whether
           I
           had
           spoke
           the
           truth
           ,
           or
           whether
           I
           belyed
           
             Richard
             Mayo
          
           then
           it
           would
           easily
           have
           been
           known
           whether
           I
           spoke
           
             malioiously
             ;
          
           for
           if
           I
           belyed
           him
           ,
           and
           if
           his
           doctrine
           be
           true
           ,
           and
           sound
           ,
           and
           not
           error
           ,
           then
           may
           it
           be
           easily
           Judged
           that
           I
           spoke
           
             maliciously
             ,
          
           because
           I
           spoke
           not
           the
           truth
           ,
           but
           if
           his
           doctrines
           alleadged
           by
           me
           ,
           be
           not
           true
           ,
           and
           sound
           doctrine
           ,
           but
           
             damnable
             doctrine
             and
             error
             ,
          
           then
           I
           have
           not
           belyed
           him
           but
           spoken
           the
           truth
           
             in
             love
             ,
          
           and
           not
           
             maliciously
             ,
          
           for
           truth
           and
           malice
           
           goes
           not
           together
           ;
           and
           till
           this
           be
           tryed
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           whether
           I
           have
           spoken
           
             truly
          
           or
           
             falsly
             ,
          
           who
           shall
           be
           able
           upon
           their
           oathes
           (
           without
           forswearing
           themseves
           )
           to
           give
           it
           upon
           their
           oathes
           that
           I
           spoke
           
             maliciously
             ?
          
           nay
           ,
           how
           shall
           any
           men
           lawfully
           swear
           ,
           that
           one
           speaks
           maliciously
           ?
           it
           is
           a
           hard
           cause
           to
           swear
           that
           any
           man
           speaks
           in
           malice
           ,
           for
           who
           enters
           into
           the
           heart
           of
           another
           man
           ,
           to
           know
           the
           thoughts
           ,
           save
           God
           ,
           and
           his
           Spirit
           .
        
         
           And
           this
           I
           may
           say
           at
           least
           ,
           and
           safely
           too
           ,
           that
           ,
           that
           Jury
           ,
           which
           gave
           into
           the
           Court
           upon
           their
           oaths
           ,
           that
           I
           spoke
           my
           words
           maliciously
           against
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             ,
          
           have
           greatly
           endangered
           the
           forswearing
           themselves
           ,
           and
           the
           breach
           of
           their
           own
           oaths
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           them
           knows
           before
           this
           day
           that
           they
           did
           transgress
           therein
           against
           God
           ,
           whom
           God
           suddenly
           after
           cut
           off
           with
           Judgment
           ,
           and
           took
           off
           the
           earth
           by
           death
           ;
           and
           though
           they
           ,
           that
           are
           yet
           living
           may
           be
           insensible
           of
           their
           own
           wickedness
           ,
           yet
           let
           all
           good
           men
           fear
           to
           dye
           out
           of
           this
           body
           with
           that
           burden
           upon
           their
           Consciences
           ,
           as
           some
           have
           ,
           and
           others
           of
           them
           may
           have
           ,
           in
           this
           particular
           ,
           for
           breach
           of
           oaths
           ;
           and
           though
           they
           have
           given
           it
           to
           you
           upon
           their
           oaths
           ,
           that
           I
           spoke
           
             maliciously
             ,
          
           yet
           wo
           will
           be
           unto
           you
           ,
           if
           you
           shall
           upon
           your
           oaths
           justifie
           ,
           they
           have
           done
           well
           ,
           and
           condemn
           me
           falsly
           upon
           their
           false
           verdict
           ,
           and
           if
           you
           do
           condemn
           me
           ,
           it
           is
           upon
           their
           false
           verdict
           ,
           because
           I
           spoke
           maliciously
           against
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             :
          
           and
           you
           cannot
           do
           that
           ,
           but
           you
           forswear
           your selves
           ,
           and
           acts
           contrary
           to
           your
           trust
           ,
           who
           are
           set
           in
           place
           to
           Judge
           justly
           by
           what
           doth
           appear
           to
           your
           view
           ;
           And
           cannot
           nor
           dare
           not
           ,
           I
           know
           ,
           upon
           
             your
             oaths
             ,
          
           say
           ,
           that
           I
           have
           spoken
           
             falsly
             and
             maliciously
          
           against
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             ;
          
           But
           and
           if
           you
           do
           ,
           one
           day
           you
           will
           feel
           that
           you
           have
           spoken
           against
           your
           
             own
             oaths
             ,
          
           and
           Consciences
           ,
           and
           against
           God
           ,
           and
           against
           your
           own
           Souls
           .
           And
           this
           is
           all
           that
           I
           can
           lay
           before
           you
           ,
           as
           to
           this
           particular
           ,
           to
           warn
           you
           ,
           that
           you
           do
           Judge
           justly
           ,
           and
           that
           you
           condemn
           not
           the
           innocent
           &
           just
           cause
           of
           the
           upright
           ,
           but
           that
           you
           may
           save
           your selves
           from
           the
           anger
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           who
           will
           be
           avenged
           upon
           all
           false
           swearers
           and
           unrighteous
           Judges
           ,
           that
           Judges
           not
           in
           righteousness
           the
           cause
           of
           the
           Poor
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Stranger
           ;
           and
           the
           Cause
           yet
           remains
           before
           you
           ,
           to
           shew
           your selves
           Just
           or
           unjust
           ,
           righteous
           or
           unrighteous
           
           Judges
           in
           this
           matter
           .
           And
           whereas
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             ,
          
           and
           some
           of
           your selves
           spake
           to
           me
           ,
           to
           confess
           I
           have
           wronged
           him
           ,
           and
           would
           have
           me
           to
           acknowledge
           that
           I
           am
           in
           a
           fault
           ,
           and
           that
           I
           have
           spoken
           wrong
           of
           him
           ;
           yea
           ,
           it
           was
           said
           to
           me
           ,
           if
           I
           had
           not
           wronged
           him
           ,
           could
           I
           not
           confess
           that
           I
           had
           ,
           to
           preserve
           my self
           ?
           &c.
           
        
         
           To
           this
           I
           must
           answer
           ;
           Nay
           ,
           I
           cannot
           confess
           contrary
           to
           a
           good
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           contrary
           to
           Truth
           ,
           that
           I
           have
           wronged
           him
           ;
           if
           my
           life
           stood
           upon
           it
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           but
           my
           liberty
           at
           most
           ,
           for
           God
           hath
           given
           me
           to
           make
           Conscience
           of
           my
           words
           ,
           and
           to
           keep
           it
           void
           of
           offence
           towards
           him
           and
           all
           men
           ,
           and
           to
           confess
           that
           which
           is
           false
           ,
           to
           be
           true
           ,
           would
           stain
           a
           good
           Conscience
           ,
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           and
           his
           people
           ,
           and
           that
           I
           may
           not
           do
           ,
           no
           not
           for
           my
           own
           preservation
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           deliver
           me
           from
           the
           Judgement
           of
           such
           who
           would
           have
           me
           confess
           that
           which
           I
           am
           not
           guilty
           of
           ,
           for
           that
           is
           all
           one
           to
           say
           I
           am
           clear
           ,
           when
           I
           am
           guilty
           ,
           as
           to
           say
           I
           am
           guilty
           ,
           when
           I
           am
           clear
           ;
           and
           I
           rather
           chuse
           to
           suffer
           what
           can
           be
           imposed
           upon
           me
           ,
           then
           to
           transgress
           the
           truth
           ,
           in
           my
           own
           heart
           ,
           and
           if
           I
           should
           say
           ,
           his
           doctrine
           were
           sound
           and
           true
           doctrine
           ,
           and
           not
           damnable
           and
           errour
           ,
           I
           do
           believe
           the
           witness
           in
           your
           own
           Consciences
           would
           rise
           against
           me
           ,
           and
           many
           more
           would
           say
           ,
           I
           then
           spoke
           falsly
           ,
           then
           doth
           now
           ;
           for
           I
           hardly
           ever
           heard
           any
           ,
           no
           not
           your
           own
           selves
           say
           ,
           that
           his
           doctrines
           alleadged
           by
           me
           against
           him
           ,
           are
           sound
           and
           true
           doctrine
           ,
           neither
           can
           you
           in
           good
           Conscience
           say
           it
           ;
           So
           I
           say
           ,
           I
           cannot
           lye
           against
           my
           Conscience
           ,
           what
           ever
           comes
           of
           it
           ,
           for
           to
           walk
           with
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           to
           have
           his
           Peace
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           loose
           his
           presence
           ,
           is
           of
           more
           worth
           to
           my
           Soul
           that
           is
           immortal
           ,
           then
           all
           the
           sufferings
           that
           you
           can
           lay
           upon
           me
           ,
           can
           be
           dammage
           to
           my
           mortal
           body
           ;
           for
           my
           life
           and
           Soul
           you
           cannot
           touch
           ,
           but
           therein
           am
           I
           free
           ,
           though
           outwardly
           entangled
           amongst
           bryars
           and
           thorns
           ,
           which
           would
           pierce
           me
           and
           seek
           to
           catch
           me
           ,
           and
           if
           there
           be
           no
           other
           way
           for
           me
           to
           be
           preserved
           ,
           but
           by
           confessing
           contrary
           to
           my
           Conscience
           ,
           that
           I
           have
           wronged
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             ,
          
           I
           freely
           give
           up
           my self
           to
           suffering
           ,
           rather
           then
           to
           be
           preserved
           by
           such
           means
           ,
           and
           you
           do
           evil
           in
           putting
           such
           a
           thing
           upon
           me
           ,
           and
           expecting
           it
           from
           me
           ,
           which
           I
           cannot
           give
           ,
           but
           transgress
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           offend
           him
           ,
           and
           my
           own
           Conscience
           ,
           
           and
           if
           you
           defer
           the
           determination
           of
           the
           matter
           ,
           upon
           such
           hopes
           ,
           that
           I
           may
           confess
           that
           I
           have
           wronged
           
             Richard
             Mayo
             ,
          
           I
           desire
           ,
           you
           would
           not
           defer
           it
           one
           moment
           longer
           ,
           but
           let
           me
           be
           quitted
           of
           your
           temptation
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           your
           temptation
           and
           not
           true
           love
           ;
           for
           I
           cannot
           confess
           any
           such
           thing
           ,
           though
           thus
           I
           do
           acknowledge
           ,
           it
           hath
           now
           depended
           in
           your
           Court
           ,
           and
           at
           your
           door
           ,
           near
           two
           years
           ,
           and
           I
           should
           be
           glad
           that
           it
           were
           ended
           justly
           ,
           because
           I
           am
           not
           a
           man
           given
           to
           suits
           in
           Law
           ,
           neither
           do
           I
           love
           it
           (
           though
           it
           be
           so
           that
           I
           am
           fallen
           into
           it
           )
           to
           offend
           any
           man
           ,
           or
           be
           offended
           in
           that
           way
           by
           any
           ,
           yet
           may
           I
           not
           use
           any
           unlawful
           means
           ,
           or
           indirect
           way
           to
           obtain
           an
           end
           of
           this
           business
           ,
           but
           the
           rather
           I
           am
           content
           with
           what
           the
           Lord
           suffereth
           to
           come
           to
           pass
           ,
           though
           it
           be
           the
           very
           greatest
           malice
           of
           my
           very
           devouring
           enemies
           ,
           and
           because
           I
           would
           have
           peace
           with
           all
           men
           ,
           and
           have
           all
           men
           reconciled
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           one
           to
           another
           to
           live
           in
           love
           and
           unity
           one
           with
           another
           ,
           upon
           that
           account
           I
           would
           this
           business
           were
           ended
           ,
           and
           though
           I
           do
           not
           doubt
           my
           cause
           ,
           nor
           am
           faint
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           can
           freely
           receive
           the
           determination
           thereof
           in
           the
           Court
           ,
           be
           it
           for
           me
           or
           against
           me
           ,
           yet
           I
           would
           have
           it
           ended
           ,
           and
           have
           sought
           it
           in
           Justice
           ,
           and
           once
           did
           to
           my
           adversary
           say
           ,
           I
           could
           refer
           it
           to
           any
           sober
           men
           ;
           and
           another
           friend
           being
           with
           me
           ,
           
             Oliver
          
           then
           Protector
           ,
           or
           
             Charles
             Fleetwood
          
           or
           Col.
           
           
             Pride
             ,
          
           all
           these
           was
           mentioned
           ,
           and
           to
           any
           of
           these
           ,
           I
           could
           freely
           have
           referred
           my
           Cause
           ,
           and
           though
           before
           he
           seemed
           willing
           ,
           and
           said
           that
           if
           any
           sober
           man
           in
           the
           Nation
           ,
           that
           was
           no
           
             Quaker
             ,
          
           would
           say
           that
           his
           doctrine
           was
           not
           sound
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           had
           not
           wrong
           ,
           &c.
           
           But
           when
           these
           men
           were
           mentioned
           ,
           he
           was
           unfaithful
           to
           his
           word
           ,
           and
           would
           not
           refer
           it
           .
        
         
           And
           also
           not
           long
           ago
           ,
           a
           day
           and
           time
           was
           appointed
           by
           his
           own
           advice
           and
           consent
           ,
           by
           a
           friend
           of
           his
           own
           ,
           to
           bring
           the
           Cause
           before
           Alderman
           
             Tichburn
             ,
          
           to
           which
           I
           was
           willing
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           with
           some
           other
           man
           might
           here
           and
           determine
           the
           matter
           ,
           and
           at
           the
           time
           appointed
           we
           met
           at
           the
           Aldermans
           house
           ,
           and
           the
           Alderman
           with
           some
           more
           of
           us
           waited
           for
           
             Mayos
          
           coming
           ,
           till
           near
           the
           9th
           hour
           in
           the
           evening
           ,
           and
           he
           never
           came
           ,
           so
           ungrateful
           and
           unjust
           was
           he
           to
           his
           own
           friend
           ,
           to
           Alderman
           
             Tichburn
             ,
          
           and
           to
           me
           ,
           that
           we
           waited
           all
           for
           him
           some
           hours
           ,
           and
           he
           came
           not
           at
           all
           ,
           though
           his
           own
           friend
           ,
           by
           his
           own
           consent
           and
           
           desire
           did
           bring
           that
           appointment
           about
           ;
           And
           thus
           I
           would
           have
           you
           to
           know
           ,
           that
           I
           seek
           peace
           with
           all
           men
           ,
           and
           with
           him
           ,
           upon
           just
           and
           equal
           means
           ,
           &
           can
           refer
           it
           to
           honest
           men
           to
           hear
           and
           determine
           ;
           for
           who
           are
           truly
           just
           towards
           God
           ,
           cannot
           condemn
           me
           nor
           my
           cause
           ;
           And
           likewise
           ye
           may
           see
           how
           unwilling
           my
           Adversary
           is
           to
           bring
           his
           business
           to
           hearing
           and
           determining
           by
           wise
           and
           descreet
           men
           ,
           and
           how
           unfaithful
           he
           is
           to
           his
           own
           words
           and
           desires
           ,
           only
           he
           thinks
           he
           hath
           gotten
           a
           verdict
           that
           will
           do
           something
           for
           him
           ,
           &
           upon
           that
           he
           depends
           ,
           waiting
           also
           for
           your
           unjust
           Judgement
           ,
           and
           because
           he
           hopes
           alwaies
           for
           your
           Judgement
           ,
           which
           I
           say
           is
           unjust
           ,
           if
           you
           condemn
           me
           in
           this
           matter
           ;
           Therefore
           he
           will
           not
           bring
           his
           cause
           to
           be
           heard
           and
           determined
           by
           any
           other
           ,
           because
           he
           supposes
           you
           will
           proceed
           according
           to
           that
           unjust
           verdict
           ,
           which
           if
           you
           doe
           not
           ,
           you
           offend
           him
           ,
           and
           loseth
           his
           unjust
           cause
           ;
           and
           if
           you
           do
           ,
           you
           offend
           God
           ,
           and
           condemneth
           the
           guiltless
           cause
           of
           the
           just
           ,
           and
           whatever
           ye
           do
           ,
           this
           follows
           upon
           ye
           ,
           and
           if
           you
           offend
           God
           and
           despiseth
           the
           cause
           of
           the
           Inocent
           ,
           and
           the
           truth
           ,
           ye
           must
           bear
           your
           own
           burthen
           ,
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           and
           Just
           men
           ;
           And
           if
           his
           cause
           were
           good
           ,
           he
           need
           not
           thus
           shrink
           and
           faulter
           ,
           to
           let
           any
           man
           hear
           the
           matter
           ,
           but
           his
           hope
           of
           your
           unjust
           Judgement
           nourisheth
           his
           heart
           in
           his
           unrighteous
           cause
           .
        
         
           And
           these
           things
           were
           in
           me
           to
           lay
           before
           you
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           not
           be
           said
           by
           you
           ,
           we
           know
           not
           these
           things
           ,
           for
           I
           would
           have
           you
           to
           know
           them
           and
           take
           notice
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           compare
           all
           things
           in
           equality
           ,
           &
           to
           Judge
           according
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           good
           Law
           of
           this
           Land
           ;
           I
           am
           not
           careful
           at
           present
           to
           answer
           or
           say
           more
           to
           you
           about
           this
           matter
           ,
           onely
           this
           remains
           with
           me
           ;
           the
           Lord
           God
           can
           deliver
           me
           from
           the
           teeth
           of
           the
           wicked
           if
           he
           will
           ,
           but
           if
           he
           will
           not
           ,
           I
           cannot
           bow
           to
           the
           Devil
           ,
           but
           hath
           given
           up
           my
           life
           ,
           to
           live
           to
           him
           ,
           or
           to
           suffer
           for
           him
           ;
           and
           this
           Testimony
           remains
           for
           ever
           ;
           not
           as
           I
           will
           ,
           but
           as
           He
           will
           ,
           who
           brings
           all
           things
           to
           pass
           ,
           according
           to
           his
           pleasure
           ;
        
         
           
             I
             am
             a
             Lover
             of
             your
             Souls
             ,
             and
             a
             Sufferer
             for
             the
             Elect
             seeds
             sake
             ,
             and
             a
             witness
             against
             the
             malice
             and
             injustice
             of
             evil
             men
             ,
             EDWARD
             BURROUGH
             .
          
        
         
           THE
           END
           .
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           THE
           Cause
           why
           this
           is
           first
           Printed
           ,
           before
           it
           come
           to
           your
           hands
           ,
           is
           ,
           because
           I
           would
           not
           give
           cause
           of
           Suspi●●●●
           that
           I
           seek
           any
           thing
           in
           secret
           or
           under-hand
           of
           you
           .
           But
           would
           have
           all
           things
           come
           to
           Light
           and
           publick
           view
           ,
           for
           I
           love
           the
           Light
           ,
           and
           the
           Truth
           ;
           to
           be
           justified
           thereby
           ,
           or
           to
           suffer
           for
           the
           Testimony
           thereof
           .