A Journal or Historical Account of the Life, Travels, Sufferings, Christian Experiences, and Labour of Love, in the Work of the Ministry, of That Ancient, Eminent, and Faithful Servant of Jesus Christ, George Fox
London, printed by Richardson & Clark, 1765
This 1765 edition of the Journal of George Fox,founder of the Quaker religion and the Society of Friends, paints a vivid portrait of Fox's persecution and sufferings for his religious belief, as well as fantastic documentation of his tour through the American colonies in the 1670s, including Talbot County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland during its 17th-century infancy, when it was struggling to gain population and was a safe haven for migrating Quakers who had been outcast elsewhere.
Fox visited Talbot four times in 1672-1673 while touring the American colonies, attending meetings here a decade BEFORE the Third Haven Friends Meeting House was completed in 1684, still the oldest Meeting house in continuous in America.
Fox provides here a "vivid contemporary picture of living conditions in Talbot at the time of his visits" (Preston, 36) as well as his meetings along "Great Choptank".
Original leather binding with raised bands to spine and spine label in gilt.
Moderate wear to binding, with rubbing and edge wear.
Covers are holding on cords.
Very good interior condition
Folio. Size 8 by 12 3/4"
59 pages of preface, 679 pages of text and extensive index.
Text in English

George Fox (1624 – 1691) was an English Dissenter, who was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. The son of a Leicestershire weaver, he lived in times of social upheaval and war. He rebelled against the religious and political authorities by proposing an unusual, uncompromising approach to the Christian faith. He travelled throughout Britain as a dissenting preacher, performed hundreds of healings, and was often persecuted by the disapproving authorities. In 1669, he married Margaret Fell, widow of a wealthy supporter, Thomas Fell; she was a leading Friend. His ministry expanded and he made tours of North America and the Low Countries. He was arrested and jailed numerous times for his beliefs. He spent his final decade working in London to organise the expanding Quaker movement. Despite disdain from some Anglicans and Puritans, he was viewed with respect by the Quaker convert William Penn and the Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell.

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