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The Signed By J Napier, W Beecher, G. Blundell, Hum: Monoux, Will ffranklin, John Ventris, Will Spencer, Will Gery, St Jo Chernocke, Wm Daniels, T Browne, Gaius Squire, and W ffoster 1674. |
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To the Constables of Bedford and to every one of them | |
J Napier W Beecher G. Blundell Hum: Monoux . Will ffranklin John Ventris |
Whereas information and complaint is Will Spencer |
This document bears the signature of thirteen magistrates. One of them is Foster,
a fierce enemy of John Bunyan. At this time, Foster was Chancellor of the Bishop
of Lincoln, the Diocesan, and Commissary of the Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford.
Of the other magistrates, Sir John Napier, Sir William Beecher and Sir George Blundell,
were included in the bench when John Bunyan was first sentenced in 1661.
See also 'A
Relation of My Imprisonment'
and
'Prison
Meditations'.
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