Constantine Overton
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Constantine Overton Quaker leader in Shrewsbury
, Shropshire
, England
. Imprisoned and fined for his beliefs, attendance at Quaker Meetings for Worship
, refusing to pay tithes and not taking off his hat in Court and opening his shop on 25th of the Twelfth month.
. Sometimes known as "Constant Overton".
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
, Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Imprisoned and fined for his beliefs, attendance at Quaker Meetings for Worship
Meeting for worship
A meeting for worship is a practice of the Religious Society of Friends in many ways comparable to a church service. These services have a wide variety of forms, creating a spectrum from typical Protestant liturgy to silent waiting for the Spirit .A Meeting for Worship may start with a query;...
, refusing to pay tithes and not taking off his hat in Court and opening his shop on 25th of the Twelfth month.
. Sometimes known as "Constant Overton".