Background
Braithwaite was probably born in 1633, as there is an entry in the Cartmel registers of the baptism on 24 March 1633 of John, son of James Braithwaite of Newton.
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John Braithwaite
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He published three tracts in support of Fox"s doctrines:
A serious Meditation upon the dealings of God with England and the State thereof in General (not dated)
The Ministers of England which are called the Ministers of the Gospel weighed in the Balance of Equity, &c., (1660)
To all those that observe Days, Months, Times, and Years, &c., (1660)
A John Braithwaite, who may be the same man, was resident in the island of Barbadoes between 1669 and 1693, where he suffered frequent fines in default of not appearing in arms, and for refusing to pay church dues. Braithwaite is stated by Smith in his Catalogue of Friends" Books to have died at Chippenham, Wiltshire.
