Some Ranter groups - non-conformist Christian groups that existed in 17th-century England - were vegetarian. He called on the Ranter Abiezer Coppe to repent, and helped in drafting his recantation. Ranter and Ringwood, Bellman and True. He is sometimes presented as a 'moderate' Ranter, or philosopher of Ranterism. Meanwhile, James Plaintain founded a new pirate base at Ranter Bay in Madagascar. After his death, his brother, William Rainsborowe, continued in the Ranter cause. He has also edited the Ranter pamphlets (1983; revised edn.