" ▁weapons ▁on ▁religious ▁grounds . ▁D ew s bury ▁travel led ▁to ▁Edinburgh , ▁having ▁become ▁interested ▁in ▁Pres by ter ian ism , ▁but ▁was ▁disappoint ed ▁by ▁the ▁form ality ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁faith . ▁It ▁is ▁unknown ▁when ▁D ew s bury ▁married , ▁but ▁a ▁date ▁of ▁around ▁ 1 6 4 9 ▁has ▁been ▁proposed . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁his ▁wife , ▁whose ▁first ▁name ▁was ▁Ann , ▁came ▁from ▁York , ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁an ▁An ab apt ist ▁ceremony . ▁The ▁couple ▁un success fully ▁attempted ▁to ▁reg ain ▁in ▁court ▁some ▁former ▁property ▁of ▁Ann ▁D ew s bury , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁by ▁her ▁brother . ▁ ▁Con version ▁and ▁pre aching ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 1 ▁D ew s bury ▁met ▁the ▁prominent ▁English ▁D iss enter ▁and ▁early ▁Qu aker ▁George ▁Fox ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁R oper , ▁near ▁B als by . ▁Also ▁present ▁were ▁Thomas ▁Good aire , ▁James ▁N ay ler ▁and ▁Richard ▁Far ns worth . ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 2 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁Qu aker ▁minister , ▁and ▁travel led ▁through ▁West mor land , ▁C umber land ▁and ▁Lanc ash ire ▁pre aching . ▁During ▁this ▁journey , ▁both ▁D ew s bury ▁and ▁Robert ▁W idd ers , ▁an ▁associate , ▁were ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Bapt ists ▁while ▁speaking ▁in ▁Carl is le , ▁and ▁W idd ers ▁was ▁later ▁imprison ed