Satire: a standing Quaker wearing large gloves and holding a stick set into an ornate letter 'L' in which is written the title. The figure is taken, in reverse, from that in the lower right hand corner of BM Satires 4794. Etching

Satire: a standing Quaker wearing large gloves and holding a stick. The figure is taken, in reverse, from that in the lower right hand corner of BM Satires 4794. Etching

To mark April Fool’s Day, we’re not going to spin a yarn about Quakers and kilts or how George Fox invented porridge while in jail. Instead, here’s part of the true tale of an 18th century joke boo…