Primary Quaker source evidence of three clusters of Quakers, within Thirsk Monthly Meeting during the period 1650-75, is examined. There were groups in Kilburn, Wildon Grange, near Crayke, and Sutton-on-the-Forest. There is material that describes their sufferings for breaking the law by holding a meeting for worship. From this material some indication is found of their backgrounds, their famili es, and their contact with each other. Church and other records show that these Friends had a place in their local as well as in their Quaker communiti es. There was also contact with Friends travelling in the ministry. Friends such as Thomas Rowland, William Thurman and Mary To dd formed the backbone of the nascent Religious Society of Friends. They were pione ers ready to suffer for their principles and faith. They suffered, by distraint of money and goods and by imprisonment for their testimony to worship outside the established church of the day,
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机译：在1650-75年期间的瑟斯克月度会议期间，检查了Quakers的三个群集的主要Quaker来源证据。在基尔本（Kilburn），克雷克（Crayke）附近的怀尔德·格兰奇（Wildon Grange）和森林萨顿（Sutton-on-the-Forest）中有一些团体。有材料描述了他们通过举行敬拜会而违反法律的痛苦。从这些材料中可以看出他们的背景，家庭状况以及彼此之间的联系。教会的记录和其他记录表明，这些“朋友”在其当地社区和桂格社区中都有一席之地。在该部旅行的朋友也有联系。诸如托马斯·罗兰（Thomas Rowland），威廉·瑟曼（William Thurman）和玛丽·托（Mary To dd）之类的朋友构成了新生的宗教朋友协会的支柱。他们是愿意为自己的原则和信仰受苦的先驱者。他们遭受金钱和财产的束缚，并因作证在今日建立的教堂外敬拜而被监禁，
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