_'The state of the English law in
the 17th century with regard to
prisons was worthy of Looking
Glass Land. The magistrates'
responsibility was defined by ...
the justice. "They were to commit
them to prison but not to provide
prisons for them." This duty
devolved upon the gaoler, who was
an autocrat and responsible to no
authority. It frequently happened
that he was a convicted & branded
felon, chosen for the position by
reason of his strength &
brutality. Prisoners were ...
required to pay for this enforced
hospitality, & their first act
must be to make the most
favourable terms possible with
their gaoler landlord or his wife,
for food & lodging.'--M.R.
BRAILSFORD._
_'You are bidden to fight with
your own selves, with your own
desires, with your own affections,
with your own reason, and with
your own will; and therefore if
you will find your enemies, never
look without.... You must expect
to fight a great battle.'--JOHN
EVERARD. 1650._
_'The real essential battlefield
is always in the heart itself. It
is the victory over ourselves,
over the evil within, which alone
enables us to gain any real
victory over the evil
without.'--E.R. CHARLES._
_'They who defend war, must defend
the dispositions that lead to war,
and these are clean against the
gospel.'--ERASMUS._