sentences:  He was imprisoned again in 1668 after a meeting with several Friends that would serve as inspiration for his next mission where Whitehead led a group of Friends in obtaining for individuals persecuted for their religion a pardon directly from King Charles II known as the Royal Declaration of Indulgence.It called for the release of 490 persons from English jails, among them John Bunyan who would go on to be one of Whitehead's greatest public critics.This was one of several major steps towards freedom of religious worship in England.