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hand and a litle blood came, and I looked at it and a love went towards it
and so afterward the power of y:^e lord passed through it and it was as well
was as well as it was before, and I had never another blow afterward and
others came to mee and said if I would give them money they would preserv
mee from the Multitude; but I denyed them; And they said If I came into
the town ag:ⁿ they would kill mee; So I was moved to passe upp into y:^e
town, and through the Markett, and there mett mee a man w^t a rapyer and told mee hee was my servant, and was greeved to see y:^e abuse y:^t was offerd to mee, and of their bad behaviour to mee; so hee passed up the str[eet] w^th mee, and as I was going some of y:^e Market people was strikeing up of fr[iends] heeles; And so I turned mee about, and y:^e man had drawen his naked rap[yer] and was running at them y:^t abused the friendly men; so I stepped to y:^e man and clapped my hand upon the rapiour; and bad him put upp his rapiour if hee went along w^th mee; and so not long after, seven men set upon y:^t man and beat him cruelly for drawing his rapour, __   So this Justice Sarro Sawrey and Lampett was the begining of all y:^e persec[ution]
                                                raising &                                                                         honest
in the North of England, and ^casting of false reports and reproaches upon me people, and casting all manner of evill reports upon truth _____     And then
I went up to Swarthmoore hall where they were dressing of many friendly
peoples heads, who had their bloods drawen of them y:^t day through the persecu[tion]

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hand and a little blood came, and I looked at it and a love went towards it and so afterward the power of the Lord passed through it and it was as well as it was before, and I had never another blow afterward and others came to me and said if I would give them money they would preserve the town again they would kill me; so I was moved to pass up into the town, and through the market, and there met me a man with a rapier and told me he was my servant, and was grieved to see the abuse that was offerd to mee, and of their bad behaviour to me; so he passed up the str[eet] with me, and as I was going some of the market people was striking up of Fr[iends] heels; and so I turned me about, and the man had drawn his naked rap[ier] and was running at them that abused the Friendly men; so I stepped to the man and clapped my hand upon the rapier; and bade him put up his rapier if he went along with me; and so not long after, seven men set upon that man and beat him cruelly for drawing his rapier, __  

So this Justice Sawrey and Lampett was the begining of all the persec[ution] in the North of England, and raising and casting of false reports and reproaches upon honest people, and casting all manner of evill reports upon Truth _____    

And then I went up to Swarthmoor Hall where they were dressing of many Friendly people’s heads, who had their blood drawn of them that day through the persecu[tion]

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