The Society for the Reformation of Manners in Hull, 1698-1706 : 'Favour'd with the Lord's Wonders'

Reed, Daniel (EDT)

University of Wales Press（2022/12発売）

University of Wales Press（2022/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 160 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781786839558
• DDC分類 267.094283709033

Full Description

The Society for the Reformation of Manners in Hull was formed in 1698 by religiously-inspired mariners, merchants and tradesmen who aimed to hinder the spread of sin and wickedness in their town. Their methods included initiating prosecutions against their neighbours' transgressions, and sponsoring sermons on the subject of spiritual reformation. Unlike other religious societies of this period, the majority of the leading members in the Hull society were Dissenters from the Church of England. For many nonconformists, the period represented a providential 'now or never' moment for moral reform. The Society's activities shed considerable light on the degree to which High Churchmen were willing to tolerate the Toleration. An exceptional survival for a regional society for the reformation of manners, this volume presents their records in full for the first time, with an introductory essay analysing its origins, membership, methods, and ultimate decline.

Contents

Introduction
Minute Book of the Society for the Reformation of Manners in Hull, 1698-1706
Schedule of Prosecutions, 1698-1705
Appendices