The Quakers and the English Legal System, 1660-1688

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas. Contents Abbreviations and Short Titles Preface Introduction: MORRIS DANCERS FROM THE NORTH 1. THE LAW IS A WILDERNESS 2. THE GOVERNMENT AND “MATTER OF RELIGION” 3. THE TYRANNY OF THE LAW 4. THE LAMB’S WAR 5. QUAKER LEGAL DEFENSE 6. THE LEGAL SYSTEM RECONSIDERED Appendix 1. SUFFERINGS, 1660–1688 Appendix 2. LAWYERS CONSULTED OR UTILIZED BY FRIENDS, 1660–1690 Bibliography Index