Convinced in Cumberland
Heard the Quaker message in the north of England and was convinced of the truth during the great wave of convincements in the early 1650s.
1637–1710 · Cumberland, England
John Banks
Faithful Cumbrian minister and journal writer
“The Lord was pleased to open my understanding and give me a sight of his truth.” — John Banks
Life & Ministry
Begins Itinerant Ministry
Began traveling as a minister through the north of England, visiting meetings and encouraging Friends through the difficult years of the Restoration persecution.
Imprisonment and Suffering
Endured repeated imprisonments under the Conventicle Acts and other penal laws, remaining faithful through decades of persecution.
Extended Ministry Travels
Continued his itinerant ministry across England well into old age, visiting Friends meetings and recording his experiences for posterity.
Death
Died in 1710. His Journal of the Labours, Travels, and Sufferings of John Banks was published in 1712.
Available Works
Journal of the Labours, Travels, and Sufferings of John Banks
ProposedA clear and earnest record of late seventeenth-century Quaker itinerancy, published in 1712.