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Title
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A Coppey of the paper Relateinge to Benony Pearcey and his wiffe (docket title)
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All Contributors
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Society of Friends (Author), Pearcey, Benony, fl. 1698 (Contributor), Pearcey, Bridget, fl. 1698 (Contributor)
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Place of Origin
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Barbados
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Date
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1698-09-22
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Series Heading
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M31. Barbados. Society of Friends. Quarterly Meeting, 1698.
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Geography
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Barbados
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Subject
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Society of Friends -- Barbados, Ex-church members -- Quakers, Revocation -- Barbados, Barbados Quarterly Meeting (Society of Friends) -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History, Barbados -- History -- 17th century, Quakers -- Barbados -- History -- 17th century
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Notes
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"Barbados Whereas Benony and Bridget Pearcey haveing for many yeares past walked amongst Vs The People Called Quakers, and owned by Vs, In all things, agreeable to the Truth, and Joyneing With Vs... Seaverall of Vs, haveinge Been given to Vnderstand that a Marriage was Intended, Betweene Randolph Moyle (that once walked amongst Vs, that Since, hath Manyfested himselfe, that He was Not of Vs)--and theyre Daughter Mary Pearcey, did together with the Church, Labour with them, and advised them, to be Carefull... Wee whosse Names, are here Vnder written... Hereby Testyfie, and Declare, that wee have not Vnity with them therein, and therefore Cannott Any Longer, make a Show of Joyneing with them In It, Vntill they Become, Reconciled... And publickly Condemne that Spirit, that Lead them for the makeing Such a Breach..."Ends with 24 names."At a quarterley Meetinge, At the Housse, of Thomas Pilgrim, the 22th day of the Seaventh Month 1698== This Meetinge, Subscribeing a Testymony against Benony Pearey, and his wiffe... Desires Walter Taylor, and William Hutchings, to Shew It to them... and acquaint them, that Friends yett Desire them, to give the Exspected Sattisffaction Beffore the Said Testymoney, Be Read Over theire Heads, By Thomas Pilgrym."With envelope, "Minute of Barbados Quarterly Meeting against Benony and Bridget Learcey the 22 day of the Seventh Month 1698", The letter says seventh month, but it isn't July - it's September. The new year before 1752 Began on March 25., Original digital object name: bei-m031
