The Quakers acquitted from the foul aspersions of the scandalous libeller. Being a detection of three most abusive and sordid pamphlets, entituled: I. The monstrous eating Quaker. II. The Quaker turned Jew. III. The Quaker and his maid. : Which are confuted by plain evidence to undeceive the ignorant, clear the truth and stop debauchery. / By Ellis Hookes. Hookes, Ellis, d. 1681. 1675 Approx. 9 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2011-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A86536 Wing H2661B ESTC R178189 45789345 ocm 45789345 172655

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 eng Monstrous eating Quaker. Quaker turned Jew. Quaker and his maid. Society of Friends -- England -- Apologetic works. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2007-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2010-09 Sampled and proofread 2010-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2011-06 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE QUAKERS Acquitted from the FOUL ASPERSIONS Of the SCANDALOUS LIBELLER. Being a detection of three moſt abuſive and ſorbid Pamphlets, entituled: I. The Monſtrous Eating Quaker. II. The Quaker turned Jew. III. The Quaker and his Maid. Which are confuted by plain Evidence to undeceive the ignorant, clear the Truth and ſtop Debauchery. By Ellis Hookes. Mendax Calumnia vitam corrumpit.

SInce the Lord raiſed us up to be a People to bear witneſs to his Name, and bleſſed everlaſting Truth, great hath been the rage of the old Enemy, called the Devil and Sathan, and of all his Children againſt us, for the Truths ſake, and no deviſe nor ſtratagem hath been left, but all manner of ways hath the wicked one, through his Inſtruments tried to render us odious in the ſight of Men; and the more our Innocencie and Uprightneſs appears, the more earneſt is he in finding new deviſes to darken and to corrupt the Underſtandings and Minds of thoſe in whoſe diſobedient hearts he rules; ſo that when no wreſtling nor perverting of our Words and Teſtimonies will ſerve his turn, nor no real matter of Charge or Guilt can be found againſt us; then doth he and his Children flee to the old refuge of Lyes, ſaying, Report, and we will report it; ſo framing and inventing wicked things out of the wicked Treaſury of their own hearts, and caſting the ſame (ſo far as in them lies, upon us) yea, oftentimes framing and inventing ſuch abominations as they themſelves dare not appear to own with their Names, but leave them as Baſtardbirths without a Father, only doing this ſervice for their old Maſter the Devil to buſie and to corrupt the Minds of the Sons and Daughters of Men, and to get money; for which ſervice in due time they ſhall have their reward.

And although we account not our ſelves engaged to take notice, or to anſwer all ſuch ſcurrilous, wicked, and ungodly Pamphlets, eſpecially ſuch Baſtard-births as aforeſaid, yet at this time ſeeing ſuch a large Brood of theſe Viperous Brats brought forth almoſt together, we are free to give the world a brief account of the malice, falſhood, and wickedneſs of theſe our Adverſaries, whoever they are, that none may ſay if they were Lyes why did you not tell us, that whoever believe them evil may be wholly upon their own heads.

I. And firſt of all we take notice of a wicked Pamphlet lately Printed for W. Savidge (as if ſaid) with Allowance, called Sad and terrible News from Newberry, or, Th. Monſtrous eating Quaker, &c.

Concerning which Relation we have made enquiry; and whereas it is ſaid that he was born and lived at the Devizes, that is one Lye; for we find that he was born and lived at Weſtbury, as appears by a Certificate under the hands of the Mayor, Officers, and Inhabitants of the ſaid Burrough of Weſtbury, as followeth:

Wilts.

WE of the Inhabitants of the Pariſh and Burrough of Weſtbury, whoſe names are hereunto ſubſcribed, do declare and teſtifie unto all people where ever this may come, or whom it may Concern:

That whereas one Joſeph Bourn, late of our Pariſh of Weſtbury aforeſaid, where he was born, and from his Childhood bred (after years of underſtanding) to the Trade of a Taylor, who now Travels the Country begging, and is become ſuch a great Eater, not leſs then a Wonder to moſt ſorts of people where-ever he comes.

Now foraſmuch as we underſtand that he is in ſome Countries by ſome taken to be a Quaker, and that he had formerly had ſome estate, and that by leaving his buſineſs and going amongſt the Quakers is now impaired, We do a Teſtimony ſigned by us, ſignifie unto all, that he the ſaid Joſeph Bourn was never any Quaker, nor otherwiſe a Profeſsor of any Religion, neither was he that ever we heard of at any Quakers Meeting, nor held their Tenents, nor had he ever any estate of his own, as we perceive by ſome has been ſuppoſed; but being from his Youth an idle Boy, has ſo lived till this came on him; the truth of which is very well known to us his Neighbours and Relations, who have hereunto ſubſcribed the 28th day of April 1675.

Nicholas Clift, Mayor, John Edwards Church-warden, John Parker, Overſeer, Edward Wilkins, Conſtable, Roger Cater, Samuel Gibbs, Tho. Edwards, W. Elkins, John Norway, Tho. Phipps, Zach. Baley, Giles Adlam, James Blatch, Stephen Blatch.

We have many other Certificates to the ſame purpoſe both from our friends at Westbury, and from divers other of the Weſt parts of the Nation, too many here particularly to inſert; which if any makes further doubt of we ſhall be ready to produce; at preſent judging this ſufficient for the removing and reproving this notorious Lye, and Lyar.

Another fruit of this corrupt Tree we find under the name of the Quaker turned Jew telling a deviſed Story of one Thomas a Quaker of the Iſle of Ely, committing wickedneſs with his Neighbours wiſe, and afterwards being denied by the Quakers for his wickedneſs, as the Author ſaith, having much trouble upon his Spirit, took vengeance on himſelf, and Circumciſed himſelf: is it poſſible that this Author ſhould be ſo wicked to frame ſuch a curſed Lye, and to tell of trouble of Spirit, and Judgment for the ſame, and ſhould meet with no reproof, nor Judgment in his own Conſcience, for the framing of ſuch a horrible and abominable L • e; but ſeeing he is ſo hardned that he meets with no reproof within him, he ſhall meet with reproof without him; and that we might not detect him and his Lyes without ſufficient ground, we ſent to the Iſle of Ely to have an account from the Inhabitants, who write as followeth:

Loving Friends:

WE underſtand what falſe report hath been ſpread in London by a Pamphlet called, The Quaker turned Jew, and that a Meeting was concerned about him; we have enquired from ſeveral of our Meetings in and about this Iſle concerning the matter, and do certifie to all people, that we have neither known nor heard of any ſuch Perſon or matter as this Pamphlet releteth of, but do conclude it to be an abſolute Lye, raiſed out of the bottomleſs Pit of Perdition, whether it will return and the founders thereof in due time except they repent.

Clement Crab, Sam. Fulbiggs, Hen. Wadelow, Will. Bowtell, Ezekiel Cater, Fra. Bugg, Steph Blow, Rob. Barber, Will. Jves. Littleport in the Iſle of Ely the 16th 3 Mon. 1675.
A Poſtſcript to the Magiſtrates in and about the City of London.

THere having lately been many vitious and obſcene Pamphlets cried up and down the City tending greatly to the corruption and debauching the minds of young people, and particular theſe two moſt groſs, lying, and abuſive Libels, The one Intituled, The Quaker and his Maid, fictitiouſly framed by way of Dialogue; and the other, The Quaker turned Jew: We cannot but deem it your place ſo far to take cognizance of theſe and ſuch-like filthy Pamphlets as to put a ſtop to them, it being a diſgrace to this City that ſuch things ſhould be cried about, or ſpread to vitiate the minds of young people; and many ſober people wonder that they are ſuffered to cry ſuch things about this City: as for the ſaid Dialogue, it is ſuch a groſs blaſphemous and Atheiſtical Piece of Debauchery, wherein the Sacred Scriptures are blaſphemouſly made uſe of in ſuch abominable obſcenity, the like of which was never ſeen or heard in Print, and ſo divulged in England, Wherefore we entreat you for the ſake of Chriſtianity, the worth of Souls, the Honour of this City Government, that you would pleaſe to put a ſtop to theſe and ſuch abominable corrupting Pamphlets and Libels, it being your Places to give a Check to Vice, and to endeavour the prevention of ſuch impious and ſcandalous Pamphlets for the future.