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Show ( 6) this Proof only, that they were fuch, vi~.--r:ne faying of one of them ro hi~ ['flebtt] ( whtch is rhe natural Diftinel:ion ( m Word ) of One from Many, and as proper as is the Name of one Man to diftinguifh him from another, and as generalJy ufed [ '\lr!JO~ and '\[!Jet] ro. a Single Perfon in all Languages, and the Scnprures of Trmh. and ro the Lord the Maker of all, in the mofr Solemn AddrdTes ; for Languages are bur r.he Demonfirations of natural Oifiinttions, which whofoever oppoferh, doth (what in him Jies) overthrow the Order of r\ature: Where. upon he faid,-He needed no mm·e, no?JJ he faw they u•ere f!.!!akers :-An ignorant Speech, and a fhamelefs, of ~ Magiftra~e, who lhonld uphold the Order of Nature, and nor make it a Ground of Punifhmem in fuch as do ; l fay, afrer he haq commanded them on Sho~r, and commirred them, upon the Groun~ aforefaid, Did ye nor hafte together in Council? And being mer together before the time of the Court, Did ye nor Order them to be kept clofe Prifoners, and none to come at rhem, or ro have Communication wirh them WiLhOut leave from {orne of you, Until fuch time as they fhould be dC'livered by A urhoricy, on Board fame Ve{fel, to be Tranfppned our of rhc Counrry? (as are the Words of your Order to the Keeper, .]uly r8. '656.) Yea, Are nor the Words of your Or9er to the Keeper, Augufl 1 8. M. Prince,~ 6;6. to keep rh~m dofe Prifoners., and nor .co s.r;ib!mH tuffer them· ro fpeak, or confer WI~h any PerM. 11' e.t- .. fon ; nor fO permit them tO have Paper and tbr:rb.al , Ink? A.nd in your Order, ·Septemb~:r 17. 1656 • .rD.. l tl ,wr l•, 0 . 1 . r h h . B lla lddr> o ye noc 1n1power um rp tearc t etf oxes) r. 1/;it .. Chetls, &c. for Pen, Ink and Paper, Papers and Jto11.!, ~v. Books, and take them away? And did nor your HmTf,&.T.Jaylor FXt::C\ltC YO\lr fa~d vVarraNtS precifely ? 'opt:~,m4~ · · · And .. ·,, ( 7 ") And further, Did he nor take away_ thei~ Can. die and nor fuffer them to have hghr tn the Njghr-feafon, left (as h~mfelf faid) they 0oul<J fee w Wrire? And, Dtd ye not lay a Fme .of Five Pound on any one rhar lhould otherw1fe come ar, or fpeak wirh rhem, rho' bur ar the Window rhan by your leave ? And gave ye leave to ;ny rt1ar ye rhoughr might be Conyinced by rhem; or, thar were ?or of your own Spirit and Principle? Yea, Dtd ye not Order ,rhe Prifon-Yard robe made clofe .? And was noc a Board nailed up before the VV'indow thar look .. · ed our ·to the Door of the Jay!, where People ufc:d· w come at them, th~t none might .vifit them ? With many more Cruelcies, w!1ich were ordered and done fo? the prefenr Dtftr{fs (~s ye call ir) ofrwo poor Women arriving in Y?Ur Harbour which fo lhook ye, to the everJaftmg Shame df you, and of your Efrablith'd · ~eace and Order as if a formidable Army had mvaded your Borders; and made you not this Order ro be in force rill the fitting of the ne~r Gene· ral-Court? And, did not the nexr General-Court confirm rite fame? And are nor all rhefe unmanly and bafe Proceedings, more than an [only] fecuring of thtir Perfons .? Are they. nor Cenfur~s ~nd Puni.fhmenrs, and that relatmg ro thctr 'Perfons? · · Befides, Di~ ye fend rhem .away by rhe firft .Opportunity? Did ye not detam, afte~ rhe manner aforefaid, rhe rwo former for rhe fpace of about Five Weeks ; and rhe farrer abo!Jt Eleven ? And was there no Opporrunity, during rhofe long fpaces of rime, ro have fhipp'd them a~ay fooner, by rhe way of Barba(loes, or orh~rwtfe ? Or, !laid ye not for the return _of the _Shtps that ·broJght them, that fo ~heir Pafl<~g;es tmght pe OQ .· ·, · ·· · · · A f · ·. Jh~ • r |
