Some Account of the Persecutions and Sufferings of the People Called Quakers, in the Seventeenth Century; Exemplified in the Memoirs of the Life of John Roberts. 1665 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840 edition. Excerpt: ... rencester (at whose house the chief officers lay) with whom he was acquainted, desiring her to come to him; which she readily did, and offered him all the service in her power. He desired her, as the principal officers lay at her house, to use her interest with them to give command that none of the soldiers might offer him any abuse; which she effected; and in good will to her they likewise sent their ablest surgeon to him. He was a man of great skill, but of a sour disposition; for he told my father " if he had met him in the field, he would have killed him himself; but now," said he, "I'll cure you;" which he did. When my father found himself able, he went to his father's house, and found him very ill in bed. They greeted each other with many tears, and a great intermixture of joy and sorrow. After some time, my father perceived him to tremble to such a degree, that the bed shook under him. Upon which my father asked him how it was with him? He replied, " I am well; I feel no pain; 'tis the mighty power of God that shakes me." After lying still some time, he broke out in a sweet melody of spirit, saying, "In the Lord only have I righteousness and strength In God have I salvation " I don't remember to have heard he said any thing more before his departure. The eivil war continuing, my father found he could not be safe at home, and therefore he went; again, and continued till near the conclusion of that dreadful eruption; when he returned again to his sorrowful family at Siddington. After some time he took to wife Lydia Tindal, daughter of Thomas Tindal, of Slincomb, near Dursley, a religious family, and one of those under the denomination of Puritans. Matthew Hale, afterwards Lord Chief Justice of England, was her kinsman, and drew her...