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Puritans, Quakers and Rumors, in England

In seventeenth century England the Puritans were in power, and they detested the Quakers for their pacifism and belief in equality, the Puritans seeing equality as a threat to civil disorder. The Quakers had dirt clods, cow dung and sticks thrown at them during their services. In 1659 a rumor spread that Quakers were running naked through the streets, and concern erupted over morality and the safety of property.