William Law was an 18th-century English priest and theologian who lived in King's Cliffe. After refusing to swear an oath of allegiance to King George I, he lost his position at Cambridge and became a nonjuror. He supported himself through private teaching and became a significant spiritual figure. His writings on Christian regeneration and his admiration for the mystic Jakob Böhme, whom he studied through High Dutch, left a lasting impact on many thinkers, including the founders of Methodism.