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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 Excerpt:...that if she had not been so stubborn and disobedient brought herself to this dismal exit. But since she firmly trusted in God's infinite mercy, nay surely believed that her sins, though of a bloody dye, were washed off by the pure blood of Christ, her Redeemer, she could contentedly depart this life. Thus she preached at the gallows, a doctrine very consonant with the views of the people called Quakers, and gave heartmelting proofs that her immortal soul was to enter into paradise, as well as in ancient days that of the thief on the cross. This year, died Francis Howgill, a prisoner for the cause of Truth, in Appleby gaol. He had been imprisoned in the year 1003, and the next year sentenced under premunire, to be confined during his life, and his property confiscated to the lung: without any other crime being found against him, than that he could not transgress the command of his Divine Master, to " swear not at all," nor bind himself by any agreement to forsake the assembling together with his Friends for the worship of Almighty God, in spirit and in truth. "Hard sentence," he remarked to the court, "for obeying the command of Christ: but I am content, and in perfect peace with the Lord; and the Lord forgive you all--it is for Christ's sake I sutler, and not for evil doing." Being by this sentence " put out of the king's protection," he was remanded to the prison where he first suffered for his righteous testimony, and remained there until released by death, towards the end of the year 1608, after an illness of nine days. During his long imprisonment in this filthy gaol, he evinced the peaceful condition of his soul, by great patience and resignation to all his sufferings; and his outward losses were abundantly compe...