Re: C17 dissent?

Dave Postles (pot@leicester.ac.uk)
Tue, 14 Nov 1995 17:55:14 +0000

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I have a curious will of 1602 made by a William Barnett of Alton (Staffs.)
which makes me wonder whether we have evidence here of an odd form of dissent.

In his preamble he refers to "Almighty God the father of heaven who
hath made me and all mankind" - no reference to Christ as Redeemer.

However, it is his list of a dozen special bequests
which puzzle. In each case he refers to "Brother John" followed
by the Christian name and surname of the recipient.

Clearly, the phrase "Brother John" means something,
but what?

Any suggestions?

Chris Harrison
Keele Univ.
hia04@keele.ac.uk

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