Stephen Crisp

Stephen Crisp (1628–1692) of Colchester, England, was a Quaker activist, "traveller in the Ministry" and prolific writer.

[1] Crisp is credited with establishing the Quaker faith in the Low Countries.

There was a Dutch expatriate community in Colchester and his mother and second wife were Dutch.

[2] In 1683 he bought the ancient St Helen's Chapel and gave it to the Colchester Quakers.

[3] As listed in the British Library catalogue: