Please see the discussion on the talk page. Philip, Duke of Wharton The neutrality of this section is disputed. The club motto was Fais ce que tu voudras (Do what thou wilt), a philosophy of life associated with François Rabelais' fictional abbey at Thélème and later used by Aleister Crowley. Most of these clubs were set up in Ireland after Wharton's were dispelled. Other clubs using the name "Hellfire Club" were set up throughout the 18th century. In its later years, the Hellfire was closely associated with Brooks's, established in 1764. The most infamous club associated with the name was established in England by Sir Francis Dashwood, and met irregularly from around 1749 to around 1760, and possibly up until 1766. The very first Hellfire Club was founded in London in 1719, by Philip, Duke of Wharton and a handful of other high society friends. Neither the activities nor membership of the club are easy to ascertain. These clubs were rumoured to be the meeting places of "persons of quality" who wished to take part in immoral acts, and the members were often very involved in politics. The Hellfire Club was a name for several exclusive clubs for high society rakes established in Britain and Ireland in the 18th century, and was more formally or cautiously known as the "Order of the Friars of St.
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