Chap. VIII. 7!Je HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRITANS. 677 " or to enter forcibly into another man's lands, to cut his grafs or King d b k d h . l " U 1· 1 . d h · 1 11. Cborle; 11. " woo , or rea own IS pa es. pon t 11s t Je 1ecor er avwg OLL 6 all patience, pulled off his hat, and f.1id, I thank ynu, Sir, for telling ~me what the law is. Mead replied, thou mayeft put on thy hat, I have no fee for thee now. The mayor Starling told him, be deferved to have his tongue cut out, and ordered him likewife to be carried to the baildock. When the prifoners were gone, the recorder gave the jury their charge, upon which JYilliam Pen flood up, and with a loud voice faid, " I ap– " peal to the jury, and this great aifembly, whether it be not contrary to " the undoubted right of every englijh-man, to give the jury their " charge in the abfence of the prifoners." The recorder anfwered with a fneer, ye are prefent, ye do hear, do ye not? Pen anfwered, no thanks to the court; I have ten or twelve material points to offer, in order to invalidate the indiCl:ment, but am not heard. The recorder faid, put! him do7vn, pull the fello7v down. Mead replied, thefe were bar– barous and unjufl: proceedings; and then they were.both thrufl: into the hole. After the jury had withdrawn an hour and half, the prifoners were The ·ury Brought to the bar to hear their verdiCl:; eight of them came down agreed, thrc~tmeJ. but four remained above, to whom they ufed many unworthy threats, and in particular to Mr. Bujbel, whom they charged with being the caufe of the difagreement. At length after withdrawing a fecond time, they agreed to bring them in guilty ofJPeaking in Grace Church Street ; which the court would not accept for a verditl, but after many menaces· told them, they fhould be locked up without meat, drink, fire, or tobac-· eo; nay, they fhould ftarve, unlefs they brought in a proper verdiCt; William Pen being at the bar, fa id, " My jury ought not to be thus threat- " ened. We were by force of arms kept out of our meeting-houfe, and " met as near it as the foldiers would give us leave. We are a peaceable " people, and cannot offer violence to any man. And looking upon " the jury, he faid, You are engli!h-men, mind.your privilege, girue not " away yoitr right." To which fome of them anfwered, nor will we ever do it. Upon this they were !hut up all night without viCl:uals or· fire, or fo much as a chamber-pot, though defired. Next morning they brought in the fame verdicl:; upon which they were threatened with the utmofi refentments. The mayor faid, he 'would cut Bui11el's throat as joon as he could. The recorder fa id, he never knew the benifit if m~ inquijition till now; and that the next Je!Jiom qf parliament a law would be made wherein thofe that would not co'!form foould not have the benifit if the law, The court having obliged the jury to withdraw again, they t-i--·· ··
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