Many stories of other Quaker Saints that should have been included in this book have had to be omitted for want of room. The records of William Penn and his companions and friends on both sides of the Atlantic will, it is hoped, eventually find a place in a later volume. The stories in the present book have been selected to show how the Truth of the Inward Light first dawned gradually on one soul, and then spread rapidly, in ever-widening circles, through a neighbourhood, a kingdom, and, finally, all over the world. I have to thank many kind friends who have helped me in this delightful task. _The Book of Quaker Saints_ owes its existence to my friend Ernest E. Taylor, who first suggested the title and plan, and then, gently but inexorably, persuaded me to write it. Several of the stories and many of the descriptions are due to his intimate knowledge of the lives and homes of the Early Friends; he has, moreover, been my unfailing adviser and helper at every stage of the work. No one can study this period of Quaker history without being constantly indebted to William Charles Braithwaite, the author of _Beginnings of Quakerism_, and to Norman Penney, the Librarian at Devonshire House, and Editor of the Cambridge Edition of George Fox's Journal with its invaluable notes. But beyond this I owe a personal debt of gratitude to these two Friends, for much wise counsel as to sources, for their kindness in reading my MS. and my proofs, and for the many errors that their accurate scholarship has helped me to avoid, or enabled me to detect. To Ethel Crawshaw, Assistant at the same Library; to my sister, Ellen S. Bosanquet; and to several other friends who have helped me in various ways, my grateful thanks are also due. The stories are intended in the first place for Quaker children, and are written throughout from a Quaker standpoint, though with the wish to be as fair as possible not only to our staunch forefathers, but also to their doughty antagonists. Even when describing the fiercest encounters between them, I have tried to write nothing that might perplex or pain other than Quaker listeners; above all, to be ever mindful of what George Fox himself calls 'the hidden unity in the Eternal Being.' L. V. HODGKIN. _29th July 1917._ CONTENTS PREFACE _page_ vii * A TALK ABOUT SAINTS 1 * I. 'STIFF AS A TREE, PURE AS A BELL' 19 * II. 'PURE FOY, MA JOYE' 33 * III. THE ANGEL OF BEVERLEY 57 * IV. TAMING THE TIGER 79 * V. 'THE MAN IN LEATHER BREECHES' 97 VI. THE SHEPHERD OF PENDLE HILL 111 VII. THE PEOPLE IN WHITE RAIMENT 121