 Elisabeth corresponded with a number of prominent Quakers, including Robert Barclay and William Penn, who visited her at the convent in Herford. Though both Barclay and Penn attempt to gain Elisabeth as a convert, she does not seem interested in engaging them philosophically or theologically. Insofar as the Scottish Quakers played a strategic role in the efforts to restore the throne, one can wonder whether her engagement with them was simply political. On the other hand, Elisabeth’s long-standing interest in emerging alternative theories, along with her interest in divine providence, makes it just as plausible that she took a more intellectual interest in their world view.