"The true relation of the tryalls and sufferings and ---- of the goods of us the people of god called quakers onely for worshipping god in spirit and in truth; which are hereafter related accordinge as they were inflicted now being mett together peacablely in the fear of the Lord at hucknall in our meeting house upon the 16th. of the 2nd. Month 1676 there came in three informers; namely John Smith of Remson and Thomas Sharp of Newarke; the third not known and the said John Smith was deboist in his carridge in our meeting and gave many threatninge words; to one friend hee said hee would thrust his fachin down his throat; and to another that he would throw him down haveinge his fachin drawn and then said he would thrust him into the buttake with many other threatening words and then tooke severall of our names and carried them to Robert Thornton called justiss; and the said Robert Thornton granted them a warrant and fined severall of us; as is hereinafter named."
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