Pemberton Correspondence
Year
[1671]
Sender Place
Manchester, England
Receiver
the Constable of Bolton
Receiver Place
[Bolton, Lancashire, England]
Repository holding original letter
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Full Date
1671-10-08
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 1
53.480759, -2.242631
Country, State, Location 2
53.577694, -2.428887
Keywords
Roger Longworth, Manchester, [James] Houlden, Bolton, Lancaster, Quakers, Society of Friends, Prison, Justice system, Jails, Persecution, Imprisonment, Social network
Abstract
A copy of a letter dated October 8, 1671 (September 28, [1671] Old Style) from Roger Longworth to the constable of Bolton regarding legal matters and his arrest, along with that of several others, while in town.
HSP DAMS ID
15760
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: Pemberton Correspondence
Transcription
[…mes] houlden [James Houlden]-
and thy [your] fellow
constable
manchestR [Manchester, England] the 28 day of 7th month
I understand that you have a warrant to
gather 30s [shillings] in the towne [town] for carreing [carrying] mee [me] to LancastR [Lancaster, England]
which seemes [seems] to mee [me] verie [very] unjuste [unjust] as from the Justices
and much wronnge [wrong] to the towne [town] firest [first] for the Justices
to greant [grant] out a warrant to gather 30s [shillings]: for a men bringing mee [me]
to Lancaster and I weant [went] every foot of the way without
any geard [guard] at all, Secondly for the towne [town] to be charged
where the soposed [supposed] fence [offense] was not committed, for [strikethrough]
exemple [example] I with severall [several] others was taken at bury and brough [brought]
[page tear] [hoult of casteltion], [Castleton, England] and he asked the constables if wee [we]
the had bonds men [bondsmen] the [he/they] said noe [no], he said then I must [strikethrough] com [come]
wite [with] them and you must bring ^them^ to Lancaster one whose
charge said they on your and said heer [here] the haveing [having] beene [been]
at charges before with bringing some to Lancaster the [thee] [you] would
have had charges of us or the places from whence [where] wee [we] came, and now when we were sent heather [hither] [here] the justicess [justice/justices]
would a [have] sent us to Lancaster but for puting [putting] the towne [town] t
charge, but the [they] were at more [ink blot] charge with bringing us
heather [hither] [here] then the [thee] [you] had with bringing us to Lancaster, and
if a men came from Manchester and trancgras [transgress] the Law in
[page tear] anie [any] kind were not you bound to excuite [execute] the Law upon him
and soe [so] in all causess [causes] whatsoeuer [whatsoever], whereaseuer [whereas ever] the ofence [offense]
is commited [committed] the [perty] [party] greived [grieved] is to excuite [execute] the Law soe [so]
in Love to you and to all [strikethrough] ^the ^ townes [towns] I write these
Lines to you and Leave them to your consideration from
one who desires that truth and Righteousness ^may^ flow as
a mighty streeme [stream] and equity and Judgmant [judgment] Rune [run] downe [down]
knowne [known] by the name of
Roger Longworth
[page 2]
a coppey [copy] of a letter to
the Constables of boulton [Bolton, England]
[along right side]
Roger Longworth
Manchester
4 mo [month] 23 1671?
Creator (Linked Data)
Roger Longworth (Q106658182) [Wikidata]
Citation
Roger Longworth, Manchester, England, to the Constable of Bolton, [Bolton, Lancashire, England], 1671-10-08, vol. 1, pg. 49, Pemberton Family Papers, 1641-1880, 0484A, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PRINT, 15760, https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/378/.
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