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Three Apostles of Quakerism: Popular Sketches of Fox, Penn and Barclay

Chapter 12: Transcriber's Note
By Benjamin Rhodes
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About This Book

The author offers concise biographies of George Fox, William Penn, and Robert Barclay, recounting their origins, ministries, and differing emphases within early Quakerism. Fox is presented as a fervent evangelist insisting on direct spiritual experience; Penn appears as a charismatic organizer and public advocate who combined evangelistic gifts with civic enterprise; Barclay emerges as the learned apologist whose emphasis on silent waiting and doctrinal exposition shaped later practice. Interwoven doctrinal summaries, accounts of controversies and institutional development, and several unpublished letters illuminate personalities and debates, producing a compact, popular introduction to the movement's rise and spiritual tensions.

Transcriber's Note

Archaic, dialectical and inconsistent spellings have been left in the text. Changes are indicated in the text like this. Obvious misprints have been fixed, as detailed in the following:

On page 13: botanist, and says Sewel, "one of the most skilful ..."
Originally, the name was spelled Sewell
On page 27: of representatives from a number of associated
Originally the word "from" was printed "fron"
On page 57: him to sketch a constitution for it. The Quakers, who
Originally "sketch" was spelled "sketeh"
On page 70: Henry Gouldney, of London, to Robert Barclay, junr.,
Originally "Gouldney" was spelled "Goulding"
On page 71: in Nayler's case, Friends clung lovingly to the
Originally: "Nayler" was spelled "Naylor"
On page 76: about the sufferings of Edinbro' Friends:—"I have ..."
Originally "Edinbro'" was spelled "Edinboro'"
On page 83: and other places. James Nayler preached in Scotland as
Originally the name was spelled "Naylor"
On page 104: (See also the Apology, Prop. II., paragraph 26, &c.)
Originally "II." was "ii"
On page 110: remonstrance to the notorious Ludovic Muggleton. The
Originally the name was spelled "Ludivico"
On page 122: The news of Robert Barclay's commitment to prison
Originally: "Th enews"
On page 137: "... to become referees. Persevering through all ..."
Originally "Perservering"
On page 142: the writings of Schwenkfeld, makes the enquiry less
In this case, "Schwenkfeld" was originally spelled "Schwenkfeldt"
On page 142: But the followers of Caspar Schwenkfeld were still more
In this case, "Schwenkfeld" was originally spelled "Schwenfeld"