D: Laighton, for writing a book, called Sions.
Plea, was first by a warrant from the high-Com-
mission-Court, clapt up in Newgate for the space
of 15 weekes, where hee suffered great miserie
and Sicknes, almost to death, afterward loft
one of his Eares on the pillorie, had one of
his nofthrills flitt clean thorough, was whipt
with a whip of 3 Coardes knotted, had about
36 lashes therwith, was fined 10000 h
and kept prisoner in the fleet 12 yeares,
where hee was most cruelly used a long ti-
me, being lodged, day & night amongst the
most desperately wiked villaines of y: who
le prison.

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