Records of Settle Preparative Meeting of the Society of Friends. 1661-1984.
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Society of Friends
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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...
Settle Preparative Meeting of the Society of Friends.
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The first Quakers to reach the town of Settle were William Dewsbury and John Camm, around 1652 or 1653. Both preached in the market place, held meetings for worship and made several convincements amongst local people. Some of the earliest Friends in Settle were John Armistead and John Kidd, and a Meeting was settled during this period. It was a constituent firstly of Skipton Monthly Meeting and from 1669, of Settle Monthly Meeting. Its members included Samuel Watson, John Moore, Peter Atkinson, ...
