Elizabeth Hooton : $b First Quaker woman preacher (1600-1672)Manners, Emily
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Elizabeth Hooton : $b First Quaker woman preacher (1600-1672)
Manners, Emily
Hooton, Elizabeth, approximately 1600-1672; Quakers -- Biography
So afterwards J went to one of their Meeting places & spoke
to yᵉ priest when he had done, who sent me to prison, but his
wife would never give him rest till he sett me at libertie, so
J went up into yᵉ Country among ffrᵈˢ so comeing back againe, J
was moved off yᵉ Lord to goe to yᵉ othʳ Meeting place where J
stood till they had done, in yᵉ meane time they abused me as
J stood, & when he had done J asked yᵉ priest a question, yᵉ
people violently flew upon me young & old, & flung me downe
on yᵉ ground So J said this was yᵉ fruit of their Ministry,
& their Lawes J did deny & being contrary to yᵉ Law of God &
yᵉ King & one of their Magistrates had said to me, it was yᵉ
Devils Law if it were contrary to Gods Law to take away a poore
Mans Cow, So 2 dayes & 2 nights J was in prison & they fetcht
me before Bellingam yᵉ Deputy, who sentenced me to be whipt
from yᵉ prison dore to yᵉ townes end at yᵉ Carts taile & so
all along out of their jurisdiction, wᶜʰ was between 20 & 30
miles, but they whipt me to yᵉ towns end & yᵉ next time J came
J was to be hanged, Such a Law had they now made, So when yᵉ
Kings Comissionʳˢ came to Boston, they did desire we should
Visit them there, So J & othʳ ffrᵈˢ rode to Boston & my Horse
they tooke away & Windlocks, to carry away yᵉ Comissionʳˢ out
of yᵉ towne, though we were called wandring Vagabond Quakers &
3 score mile J had to goe wᶜʰ was towards Road Jsland & they
had no power to execute their Law upon me, wᶜʰ was a dangerous
voyage not only for me but for one yᵗ was wᵗʰ me, neare to be
lost J cannot expresse yᵉ danger J went through in yᵗ voyage
though yᵉ Lord delivered us both miraculously praises to his
holy Name for ever & for ever, for yᵉ end & purpose of their
doing to us was for murther.
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