John George answered, that he did attend the publique meetings on the Lord's dayes where he was a member; asserted that they were a church according to the order of Christ in the gospell, and with them he walked and held communion in the publique worship of God on the Lord's dayes. Whereas at the general court in October last, and at the court of assistants in September last endeavours were used for their conviction [and that] the order of the generall court declaring the said Goold and company to be no orderly church assembly and that they stand convicted of high presumption against the Lord and his holy appoyntments was openly read to them and is on file with the records of this court:-- _The court sentenced_ the said Thomas Goold, Thomas Osburne, and John George, for their absenting themselves from the publique worship of God on the Lords dayes, to pay foure pounds fine, each of them, to the county order. And whereas by their owne confessions they stand convicted of persisting in their schismaticall assembling themselves together, to the great dishonour of God and our profession of his holy name, contrary to the act of the generall court of October last prohibiting them therein on penalty of imprisonment, this court doth order their giving bond respectively in 20_l._ each of them, for their appearance to answer their contempt at the next court of assistants. The abovenamed Thomas Goold, John George, and Thomas Osburne made their appeale to the next court of assistants, and refusing to put in security according to law were committed to prison. 88. Quaker Persecutions _a. Edward Burrough's Appeal to Charles II_ Edward Burrough's _Declaration of the Sad and Great Persecution and Martyrdom of Quakers in New England_ (London, 1660), 17-20. All italics in this extract are in the original. ... 2. TWELVE Strangers in that Country, but free-born of this Nation, #received twenty three Whippings#, the most of them being with a Whip _ofthree Cords_, with _Knots at the ends_, and laid on with as much strength as they could be by the Arm of their Executioner, the stripes amounting to _Three hundred and seventy_. 3. Eighteen Inhabitants of the Country, being free-born _English_, received #twenty three Whippings#, the stripes amounting to #two hundred and fifty#. 4. Sixty four Imprisonments of the Lords People, for their obedience to his Will, amounting to #five hundred and nineteen weeks#, much of it being _very cold weather_, and the Inhabitants kept in Prison _in harvest time_, which was very much to their losse; besides many more Imprisoned, of which time we cannot give a just account.