In 1834 James Frampton, a local landowner, wrote to the Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, to complain about the union, invoking an obscure law from 1797 prohibiting people from swearing oaths to each other, which the members of the Friendly Society had done.
I 1834 skrev James Frampton, en lokal jordejer, til premierministeren lord Melbourne for at klage over fagforeningen og henviste til en obskur lov fra 1797, som forbød folk at sværge eder til hinanden, hvilket medlemmerne af "Friendly Society" havde gjort.