The vindication of several persons committed prisoners to the Tower, Gate-House, and other prisons of this nation; publickly reproached, as actors or contrivers of some horrid plot. / Published by Peter Goodman ... Goodman, Peter, fl. 1661. 1661 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A85377 Wing G1142 ESTC R32575 45097803 ocm 45097803 171388 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Published by PETER GOODMAN , who continues a Visitor of Prisoners , Encouraged by this following Warrant ; Prov. 31. 8. Open thy Mouth for the Dumb in the Cause of all such as are appointed to Destruction . I. I Find that the Persons Imprisoned , having in all faithfulness publickly manifested their Peaceable Demeanors , were ( some of them ) formerly , notwithstanding his Majesties gracious Letter from Breda , and the Act for Indempnity , upon false Informations , without seeing Accuser or Accusation , imprisoned in the Tower and elsewhere , their Houses , as hostile Enemies , by Souldiers ( without Warrants ) searched and disarmed ; but after very long and chargeable Restraints , were thereof discharged : And whenas they , according to Justice , might have expected Satisfaction for the Loss of Goods and wrongful Imprisonment , from those who were the Authors and occasion thereof , the Parliament was pleased ( in one Clause , inserted in an Act , Intituled , An Act declaring the Sole Right of the Militia to be in the King ) to Indempnifie and save harmless all such persons , as having acted for the Service of his Majesty . II. That the aforesaid Persons , hoping for the future not to have heard of any more Names or Terms of Distinction , but expecting Protection equal with others , did again apply themselves to their several Callings and Imployments , for support to them and their Families , believing their Concernments so wrapt up in the General Act of Indemnity , as not to be Disarmed , Reproached , or Imprisoned , upon any pretence , hwo specious soever ; which nevertheless is now their Portion , when those of the Popish Religion , who have neither the Law , as to wearing Arms , nor Publick Promises to lay claim to , yet both in their Persons and Estates are very much Indulged , whilst others remain in loathsom Prisons ; wherein also are many other Sufferers because of Oaths , which in their original institution were to discover Papists from Protestants ; but now , as to the Papists , are dis-used , and are become a Snare to entrap all other Perswasions , who in Doctrine and Discipline are most contrary to the Pope and his Adherents . III. That within the moneths of October and November last , many of those Persons were again taken from their several Habitations , by Pursevants or Messengers , and carried to the Tower , Gatehouse , &c. ( the Keepers refusing to deliver Copies of the Cause of their Detainor ) and not a little wounded in their Reputations and Credits , being publickly aspersed , as if they , amongst others , were the Contrivers or Actors in some horrid Plot , thereby rendring them and their Friends most odiously Infamous , both in City and Country ; as if their Actions did occasion the loading the Nation with more Taxes , and continuing of Mercinary Souldiers ; Whereas in truth their Demeanors have been very inoffensive ; and for ought they , or any of their Relations yet know , they are not so much as accused of any Crime : and might they but be permitted to speak for themselves , or to enjoy a Tryal according to the known just Laws of this Nation , doubt not but they would soon make known , and vindicate their Innocency to all People , however at present by such Aspersions prejudiced against them in their suffering Conditions . IV. I also find , in these places , and in this manner , have many been continued about a quarter of a year ; others , upon as slight pretences , have remained above a whole year past : And albeit the utmost endeavours of their Relations have not been wanting , some for Ten , Eleven , and more weeks past , by their humble Petitions to his Majesty and Council , to procure their Liberties , who are not permitted Pen , Ink or Paper , their Friends , Atturneys , Solicitors , and domestique Servants not suffered to come at them , to be directed in any manner of business : And although some of their Conditions , as to Maintenance , be extream sad , who after the loss of their Estates , have ( many of them ) by the proceedings aforesaid , been forced to expend within these Eighteen Months last past , upon Jaylors Fees , and Charges within , and to get out of Prisons , much more Moneys , than is now left them to maintain themselves , their Wives and Children : And further to aggravate their distressed Conditions , against the very Law of God , Nature and Nations , their Wives are denyed the society of their Husbands ; only some of them , after chargeable Solicitations , are permitted to see them , which is but at certain seasons , and for a short time in the presence of a Keeper ; whose Afflictions are rather increased than lessened , to behold their Relations under such cruel Restraints . V. This being the Truth of their sad and distressed Cases , I find them every way disabled , by speaking or writing , to spread their deplorable Cases before the Commons of England assembled in Parliament , the wonted Refuge of all oppressed Commoners , Unless some grave Patriot , in faithfulness to his Country and Posterity , meeting with this their Just Vindication , will vouchsafe , on the behalf of the Prisoners , to implore their Relief , by setting them at Liberty , without paying Fees or Chamber-Rent , repairing them for Losses and Dammages sustained , and make Provision to prevent such hard usage and Arbitrary Proceedings for the future , That so Innocent People may not be thus hurried from Prison to Prison , but may enjoy Protection to live peaceably in the Land of their Nativity : Or , if after this long Imprisonment , Accusations shall be pretended against all , or any of them , That then a speedy Tryal may be ordered to be had , agreeable to the known just Laws of this Nation ; wherein , if any of them shall be found guilty of any Plot , Conspiracy , or Oath of Secresie , against his Majesties Person or Government , ( as lately published in two learned Speeches ) Then let never more Credit be given to the Visitor of Prisoners , who aims at no other advantage but the Peace and Welfare of these Nations . January the 8th , 1661. LONDON , Printed in the Year , 1661.