Twis. See here, what should we talk any more about such a fellow? Must he do what he lists? He is a breaker of

the peace.

Wom. She told him again, that he desired to live peaceably, and to follow his calling, that his family might be maintained; and moreover said, my Lord, I have four small children, that cannot help themselves, of which one is blind, and have nothing to live upon, but the charity of good people.

Hales. Hast thou four children? said Judge Hales; thou art but a young woman to have four children.

Wom. My Lord, said she, I am but mother-in-law to them, having not been married to him yet full two years. Indeed I was with child when my husband was first apprehended: But being young and unaccustomed to such things, said she, I being smayed at the news, fell into labour, and so continued for eight days, and then was delivered, but my child died.

Hales. Whereat, he looking very soberly on the matter, said, Alas poor woman!

Twis. But Judge Twisdon told her, that she made poverty her cloak; and said, moreover, that he understood, I was maintained better by running up and down a preaching, than by following my calling.

Hales. What is his calling? said Judge Hales.

Answer. Then some of the company that stood by, said, A Tinker, my Lord.

Wom. Yes, said she, and because he is a Tinker, and a poor man; therefore he is despised, and cannot have justice.

Hales. Then Judge Hales answered, very mildly, saying, I tell thee, woman, seeing it is so, that they have taken what thy husband spake, for a conviction; thou must either apply thyself to the King, or sue out his pardon, or get a writ of error.

Chest. But when Justice Chester heard him give her this counsel; and especially (as she supposed) because he spoke of a writ of error, he chaffed, and seemed to be very much offended; saying, my Lord, he will preach and do what he lists.

Wom. He preacheth nothing but the word of God, said she.

Twis. He preach the word of God! said Twisdon (and withal, she thought he would have struck her) he runneth up and down, and doth harm.

Wom. No, my Lord, said she, it's not so, God hath owned him, and done much good by him.

Twis. God! said he, his doctrine is the doctrine of the Devil.

Wom. My Lord, said she, when the righteous judge shall appear, it will be known, that his doctrine is not the doctrine of the Devil.

Twis. My Lord, said he, to Judge Hales, do not mind her, but send her away.

Hales. Then said Judge Hales, I am sorry, woman, that I can do thee no good; thou must do one of those three things aforesaid, namely; either to apply thyself to the King, or sue out his pardon, or get a writ of error; but a writ of error will be cheapest.

Wom. At which Chester again seemed to be in a chaffe, and put off his hat, and as she thought, scratched his head for anger: But when I saw, said she, that there was no prevailing to have my husband sent for, though I often desired them that they would send for him, that he might speak for himself, telling them, that he could give them better satisfaction than I could, in what they demanded of him; with several other things, which now I forget; only this I remember, that though I was somewhat timerous at my first entrance into the chamber, yet before I went out, I could not but break forth into tears, not so much because they were so hard-hearted against me, and my husband, but to think what a sad account such poor creatures will have to give at the coming of the Lord, when they shall there answer for all things whatsoever they have done in the body, whether it be good, or whether it be bad.

So, when I departed from them, the book of Statute was brought, but what they said of it, I know nothing at all, neither did I hear any more from them.

Some Carriages of the Adversaries of God's Truth with me at the next Assises, which was on the nineteenth of the first Month, 1662.

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Shall pass by what befel between these two assizes, how I had, by my Jailor, some liberty granted me, more than at the first, and how I followed my wonted course of preaching, taking all occasions that was put into my hand to visit the people of God, exhorting them to be stedfast in the faith of Jesus Christ, and to take heed that they touched not the Common Prayer, &c. but to mind the word of God, which giveth direction to Christians in every point, being able to make the man of God perfect in all things through faith in Jesus Christ, and thoroughly to furnish him up to all good works. Also how I having, I say, somewhat more liberty, did go to see Christians at London, which my enemies hearing of, was so angry, that they had almost cast my Jailor out of his place, threatning to indite him, and to do what they could against him. They charged me also, that I went thither to plot and raise division, and make insurrection, which, God knows, was a slander; whereupon my liberty was more straightened than it was before; so that I must not look out of the door. Well, when the next sessions came, which was about the 10th of the 11th month, I did expect to have been very roundly dealt withal; but they passed me by, and would not call me, so that I rested till the assises, which was the 19th of the first month following; and when they came, because I had a desire to come before the judge, I desired my Jailor to put my name into the kalender among the felons, and made friends to the Judge and High Sheriff, who promised that I should be called; so that I thought what I had done might have been effectual for the obtaining of my desire: But all was in vain; for when the assises came, though my name was in the kalender, and also though both the Judge and Sheriff had promised that I should appear before them, yet the Justices and the Clerk of the peace, did so work it about, that I, notwith

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standing, was defered, and might not appear: And though say, I do not know of all their carriages towards me, yet this I know, that the Clerk of the peace did discover himself to be one of my greatest opposers: For, first he came to my Jailor, and told him that I must not go down before the Judge, and therefore must not be put into the kalender; to whom my Jailor said, that my name was in already. He bid him put me out again; my Jailor told him that he could not: For he had given the Judge a kalender with my name in it, and also the Sheriff another. At which he was very much displeased, and desired to see that kalender that was yet in my Jailor's hand, who, when he had gave it him, he looked on it, and said it was a false kalender; he also took the kalender and blotted out my accusation, as my Jailor had writ it. (Which accusation I cannot tell what it was, because it was so blotted out) and he himself put in words to this purpose: That John Bunyan was committed in prison; being lawfully convicted for upholding of unlawful meetings and conventicles, &c. But yet for all this, fearing that what he had done, unless he added thereto, it would not do, he first run to the Clerk of the assises; then to the Justices, and afterwards, because he would not leave any means unattempted to hinder me, he comes again to my Jailor, and tells him, that if I did go down before the Judge, and was released, he would make him pay my fees, which he said was due to him; and further, told him, that he would complain of him at the next quarter sessions for making of false kalenders, though my Jailor himself, as I afterwards learned, had put in my accusation worse than in itself it was by far. And thus was I hindred and prevented at that time also from appearing before the Judge: And left in prison. Farewell.

JOHN BUNYAN.

Pilgrim's Progress

FROM

THIS WORLD

ΤΟ

That which is to Come:

Delivered under the Similitude of a

DREAM,

Wherein is Discovered

The Manner of his setting out, His Dangerous JOURNEY,

AND

Safe Arrival at the Desired Country.

By JOHN BUNYAN.

The Eleventh Edition with Additions, and the Cuts.

I have used Similitudes, Hosea 12. 10.

Licensed and entred according to Order.

LONDON,

Printed for Nathanael Ponder, at the Peacock in the Poultry near the Church, 1688.