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Readings in English History Drawn from the Original Sources: Intended to Illustrate a Short History of England
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Historical SummaryThe following extracts referring to the Quakers will serve to illustrate the position at this time of all those outside of the Anglican church, which was in 1660 reestablished by law. The persecution to which Dissenters were subjected was partly due to the laws passed between 1661 and 1665, partly to still older laws, and partly to hostile public feeling, as is shown by the fact that some of the incidents here referred to occurred before the Restoration. The first of the following extracts is a letter from a country gentleman to a justice of the peace in 1661; the others are contemporary narratives of the sufferings of the Quakers.
The Trevelyan Papers, Vol. III, pp. 289–290; pub. by The Camden Society. World History II.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS UNDER CHARLES II
312. Richard Alford to John Willoubie (July 24, 1661)
Honoured Sir:
I shal be reddie the next generall sessions to witnesse against Mr. Cole, who you latelie committed to prison, that I found him preaching, as he calleth it, unto a great number of people called Quakers, and mett together contrary to law in one Glanfeeld’s house, where I hard him utter manie expressions that tend to sedition, all which I have sett downe in writing, and shal testefie to the bench against him. Sir, there is one James Glandfeeld and Julian Glandfeeld were at the meeting also, and have sence spoken very dangirous words; pray fayle not to send me a warrant for them both, according to the order given unto my servant. Sir, I render you thankes for all your favours, and subscribe my selfe
Your most humble servant,
RICHARD ALFORD.
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"Social Conditions Under Charles II," Readings in English History Drawn from the Original Sources: Intended to Illustrate a Short History of England in Readings in English History Drawn from the Original Sources: Intended to Illustrate a Short History of England, ed. Edward Potts Cheyney (1861-1947) (Boston: Ginn, 1935, 1922), 515. Original Sources, accessed July 11, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KQ3U7LGDRM9ULDX.
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. "Social Conditions Under Charles II." Readings in English History Drawn from the Original Sources: Intended to Illustrate a Short History of England, in Readings in English History Drawn from the Original Sources: Intended to Illustrate a Short History of England, edited by Edward Potts Cheyney (1861-1947), Boston, Ginn, 1935, 1922, page 515. Original Sources. 11 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KQ3U7LGDRM9ULDX.
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, 'Social Conditions Under Charles II' in Readings in English History Drawn from the Original Sources: Intended to Illustrate a Short History of England. cited in 1922, Readings in English History Drawn from the Original Sources: Intended to Illustrate a Short History of England, ed. , Ginn, 1935, Boston, pp.515. Original Sources, retrieved 11 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KQ3U7LGDRM9ULDX.
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