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 The primite called with the greater Violence, Drive! drive! drive! but at last, they cut the traces of the coach and stopt it.

By this time the rest were come up, and found the bishop's daughter with him in the coach, and therefore the captain ordered him to come out, that no harm might come on her, whom they had no intention to hurt This he refused; whereupon two of them, the rest being engaged in dismounting and securing his servants, fired upon the bishop, while his daughter was shrieking and crying most bitterly; but fiinding [sic] that he was not touched, the captain commanded him to come out; and, while the bishop lingered, and cried for mercy; the commander replied, I take God to witness, whose cause I desire to own in adhering to the perfected gospel, that it is not out of any hatred of your person, nor from any prejudice you have done, or could have done to me, that I intend now to take your life, but because you have been, and still continue to be an avowed opposer of the gospel and kingdom of Christ, and a murderer of his saints, whose blood you have shed like water.

Another said, Repent, Judas, and come out. The bishop replied. Gentlemen, save my life, and I will save yours. The first answered I know is not in your power to save us or to kill us, again declare, it is not any particular feud  quarrel I have at you, which moves me to this attempt, but because you are an enemy to  and his interest, and have wrung your hands in the blood of his saints, not only after Pentlnd but several times since; and particularly so your perjury and shedding the blood of Mr Jame Mitchel, and having a hand in the death of Jame