Records of Skipton Preparative Meeting of the Society of Friends 1665-1969

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Records of Skipton Preparative Meeting of the Society of Friends 1665-1969

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb206-msdep.1979/1(carltonhillarchive)skiptonpm

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GB 206 Leeds University Library

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Society of Friends England Yorkshire History Sources

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Skipton Preparative Meeting of the Society of Friends.

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Skipton holds an important place in the history of Quakerism, both within Yorkshire and nationally. Following the settlement of a Meeting at neighbouring Scalehouse in the early 1650s, Friends were also convinced in Bradley, Carleton and Skipton. A series of general meetings for Friends in the north were held at Scalehouse from 1657 to 1659, whilst in 1660, a general meeting for the whole country was held in Skipton itself. Cases of sufferings for Skipton are recorded by Besse for as early as 16...