`  :Joe Wilson was the founder of the ``1734`` Witchcraft tradition, and was a very notable, significant and influential figure in Traditional Witchcraft circles. He is mentioned in Ronald Hutton's Triumph of the Moon (from memory, I'd need to check that), and he has been discussed in several books by Evan John Jones and I believe Nigel Pennick. I don't have these references in front of me, but since the threat of deletion is hanging over this article, I wanted to get my word in before anyone gets too excited. :For a little historical overview, Roy Bowers and his ``Clan of Tubal Cain`` represented the strongest early competition to Wicca for the claim to being a genuine surviving tradition of witchcraft, rather than a 20th century invention. Roy Bowers (writing under the name Robert Cochrane) became one of the most famous and controversial figures in British witchcraft circles, and indeed stirred up a lot of controversy on purpose. Little was known at first of Bowers' philosophy or magic, and he died at a young age; however Joe Wilson had conducted a series of correspondence with him, through which he (and subsequently the rest of the witchcraft community) were given insights into Bowers' system. These letters are quite famous amongst witches, as is the ``1734`` Tradition (that's not a date) that Wilson established based on Bowers' teachings. I have tried to wikilink to 1734 Tradition in the past and been surprised and dismayed that neither this tradition nor Joe Wilson had articles yet; finally someone's making a start. :Very notable in his field.  `