Margery Post Abbot’s pamphlet provides a lucid and compelling case for Quaker lobbying based not only on the Bible but also on Quaker history. From the very beginning, Quakers were engaged in trying to influence Parliament and leaders to provide more religious freedom. Quaker women as well as men lobbied the government with boldness and authority stemming from their religious convictions and experiences. As Marge points out, Margaret Fell (the co-founder of Quakerism, along with her husband George Fox) delivered a message into the king’s hand titled “A Declaration and An Information from Us, the People Called Quakers, to the present Governors, the King, and Both Houses of Parliament, and All Whom It May Concern.” Fell had no qualms or hesitation about speaking prophetically on behalf of Friends to those in power! 

Pamphlet. Very good condition. PDF available.