Quaker pacifism
| Emerging in the mid 17th century as 'busybodies' in religious and
political battles, engaged in conspiracies and the disruption of church
services, the Quakers were fiercely persecuted until the reign of
James II. Having been released from the threat of imprisonment for
their consciences and granted the benefits of the Toleration Act of
1689, they declared themselves loyal and peaceable, even if they continued
to refuse to take oaths of loyalty. Catalogue reference: C 213/170B (23 March 1695, Old Style calendar; 1696, New Style) |
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