Records of Northallerton Preparative Meeting of the Society of Friends. 1712-1949.
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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...
Northallerton Preparative Meeting of the Society of Friends.
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There were Friends in Northallerton from as early as 1669, forming part of Borrowby Meeting within Thirsk Monthly Meeting. One of the First Publishers of Truth to preach in the town was Richard Robinson of Countersett. John Drake and his son John from Northallerton are recorded by Besse as being imprisoned in 1682 for refusal to swear the oath of allegiance. A meeting place was registered for worship in 1689, followed by the erection of a Meeting House behind 37/38 Church Street two years later....
