Summary: Puritans and Quakers
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The Presbyterians who came from Scotland at this time received a special subsidy from the king from 1672. This subsidy was known as regium donum (king’s gift) and it was about £600 per year.
The religious group, the Society of Friends or Quakers, were not seen to be as dangerous as other Puritan groups. They arrived in the mid 17th century and were strongest in Dublin, Cork and Waterford. They had been founded by George Fox who visited Ireland in 1699.
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