william robinson and marmaduke stephenson are both quakers. they are arrested.ary hears of their incarceration from her home in rhode island and travels to boston to visit them. she is immediately arrested herself. they are put on trial, and they are, "permanently banished." apparently, the judge's definition of "permanent" and mary's definition were not the same. within a few weeks, they are back in boston. not surprisingly, they are arrested again and thrown into jail. they are put on trial. they are arrested for this, two things: for their "rebellion, sedition, and presumptious obtruding themselves upon us." for not having the good sense to stay away. they are "presumptuous." they are also put on trial for being underminers of the government. one of things the quakers would do was refuse to swear under an oath. they would undermine the government structure. they acknowledged, "yes, we are quakers." mary defends herself. she says this. speaking about the laws, she came to boston to protest and be in support of william and marmaduke in their protest. she said,