Her religious witness had, owing to the persecution of Quakers
, its political side. She was clearly a persuasive speaker, as shown by her success with the Mayors of Basingstoke and of Marlborough. She also...
Family and Intimate relationships
Dorothy Osborne
Other candidates whom her family pressed her to marry included Sir Thomas Osborne
(a cousin), Henry Cromwell
, and Sir Justinian Isham
, a widower with children, a middle-aged and publicly distinguished figure (brother of...