Labadie, John de, a noted teacher in Holland, ii. 164.
Lambert, Major General, dissuades Cromwell from assuming the crown,
for which he is made to resign his commission, i. 184.
---- is sent general by the parliament against sir George Booth, whom
he defeats, i. 235.
---- he is tried and condemned, but obtains his life, and is confined
to a small island near Plymouth, i. 355.
Lampitt, William, priest at Ulverstone, opposed by G. Fox, i. 71.
---- put to silence by G. Fox, i. 74.
---- Friends barbarously used by his hearers, i. 75.
---- he with another priest are silenced, when Miles Halhead went
into the house where Lampitt was preaching, i. 89.
---- his death, ii. 138.
Lancaster, James, his wife throws stones at G. Fox, i. 74.
---- she repents, and becomes one of his friends, i. 77.
---- he accompanies Miles Halhead into Ireland, and afterwards into
Scotland, i. 111.
Launceston, mayor of, a cruel persecutor, i. 153.
Languages and sciences not requisite to make a minister of Christ, i.
198.
Laws originally designed against Papists executed against Protestant
dissenters, i. 290.
---- an abstract of them interspersed with cases, i. 287, 288, 289.
Laws in equity should extend no further than there is power in man to
obey, ii. 52.
---- made in New England against the Quakers, i. 217, 222.
Lawson, Thomas, convinced by G. Fox, and becomes a preacher, i. 72.
Lawson, Wilfrey, high sheriff, a great enemy to G. Fox when in
Carlisle prison, i. 84.
Lawyers are without justice and equity, for want of the true
knowledge and wisdom, i. 31.
---- an expostulation with them, i. 170.
Le Clerc, John, his constancy in martyrdom, i. 14.
Leddra, William, taken up at Newberry, and sent to the house of
correction at Boston. Was kept five days without food, and had
twenty lashes with a three-corded whip, i. 217.
---- though banished on pain of death he returned to Boston, is taken
up, and chained to a log of wood day and night, i. 296.
---- is thus brought to court and examined; receives sentence of
death; writes to his friends, i. 300.
---- his execution, i. 301.
Letchford, Leonard, a cruel persecutor; his sudden death, i. 354.
Liberty of conscience, the protector’s speech for it, i. 103.
---- the pretended assertors of it persecute more fiercely than the
Episcopalians had done before, i. 107.
---- promised by king Charles the Second in his declaration, i. 266.
---- the court seems inclined to it, but prevented it, i. 284.
---- a little book concerning it presented to the king, i. 318.
---- expected from king James the Second, ii. 200.
---- but is settled by king William in his first parliament, ii. 233.
Licentiousness of the press, a bill for restraining it brought into
parliament, ii. 278.
---- considerations relating to it offered by the Quakers and given
to the members, ii. 278.
Light of Christ, vide i. 73, 133, 187.
Lilburn, John, lieutenant-colonel, reproves the protector, i. 142.
---- his character; imprisoned, tried for treason, acquitted, yet
kept prisoner during the protector’s life, and afterwards
convinced, i. 143, 144.
Lockhart, governor of Dunkirk, i. 232.
---- sends for E. Burrough and S. Fisher, and discourses with them in
a friendly manner, i. 234.
Lodowick, Charles, elector palatine, his kind entertainment of W.
Ames, and his friends, i. 225.
Loe, Thomas, a zealous minister of the gospel; his dying words; W.
Penn convinced by him, ii. 81.
London, F. Howgill and A. Pearson, the first of the Quakers who held
a meeting there, i. 98.
---- meeting-houses built and meetings settled there, i. 101.
---- Quakers are severely persecuted; about 509 of them imprisoned,
i. 374.
---- Many instances of barbarous cruelties, i. 375, 376, 382, 383.
---- pestilence increases; above 8000 people die in one week, ii. 48.
---- fire breaks out, by which above 1320 houses were burnt, ii. 64.
Love, mutual Christian love amongst friends, i. 229.
Love, John, travels to Leghorn, Venice, Rome, where for his testimony
he is put in the inquisition, and dies, i. 282.
Lower, Thomas, convinced by G. Fox in Launceston jail, i. 153.
---- imprisoned with him at Worcester, ii. 117.
---- set at liberty, pleads for G. Fox, and smartly reprimands Dr.
Crowder, ii. 122.
Lucerne, valley of, protestants there much persecuted, i. 204.
Lurting, Thomas, a fighting sailor, becomes a peaceable Christian,
meets with many troubles by being pressed into the king’s
service: is taken by an Algerine; retakes the ship without
fighting; lands the Turks on the Barbary shore; on his return,
the king being informed of the circumstance, went and discoursed
with the master and mate about it, i. 418 to 428.
Lindy, a blind man of 90, severely used at Bristol, ii. 186.