A collection of the several wrightings [sic] of that true prophet, faithful servant of God and sufferer for the testimony of Jesus, William Bayly : who finished his testimony and laid down his head in peace with the Lord, the first day of the fourth moneth, in the year 1675
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Type of record: Book
Title: A collection of the several wrightings [sic] of that true prophet, faithful servant of God and sufferer for the testimony of Jesus, William Bayly : who finished his testimony and laid down his head in peace with the Lord, the first day of the fourth moneth, in the year 1675
Other titles: Collection of the several writings of that true prophet; Collection of the several wrightings of that true prophet
Classmark: Birkbeck Library 575
Creator(s): Bayly, William (1675)
Additional creator(s): Birkbeck, Morris (1734-1816) (Former owner)
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Publication city: [London]
Date(s): printed in the year 1676
Language: English
Size and medium: [72] p., 29 leaves, 31-38, 35-58, 65-152, 157-172, 169-176, [2], 187-495, [11], 499-776, 745-748 pages
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/782698
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991020783513105181
Collection group(s): Quaker Collection
Description
Second issue, with "William Bayly his reply to William Haworth's latter part... ": pages [745]-776. Wing does not distinguish between issues.
Place of publication from Wing.
Preliminary contents: title page (p. [1-2]) -- To the reader (p. [3-11]) -- A short testimony occasioned by the sudden removal of... William Bayly (p. [12-13]) -- Jewel Guy's testimony ... (p. [14-16]) -- A short testimony concerning William Bayly (p. [17-20]) -- A letter to the mayor of London (p. [21-24]) -- The table (p. [25-38]) -- A short relation or testimony of the working of the Light ... (p. [39-66]) -- A warning from the Spirit of truth, title page and preface (p. [67-72])
Signatures: [a]1 b⁴ c² *⁴(*1+[fleuron]² [sideways Y]²) 2*⁴ (A)⁴ (B)² (C)-(D)⁴; A-G⁴ 1-4⁴ H-X⁴ Y-Z² 2A-3Q⁴ ][⁴ 3R-4U⁴ ']Xxxx['1 4X⁴(-4X4) 4Y-5E⁴ [superscript chi]5B²; 4₂ mis-signed '3 2', 2D2 as 'd2', 3F2 as 'Eee2'.
Many items have individual title pages, dated 1675.
Numerous additional pagination errors.
Indexed in: Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994),
Indexed in: Smith, J. Descriptive catalogue of Friends' books,
Indexed in: English short title catalogue,
Features
Bindings
Leeds University Library copy at Birkbeck Library 575: half calf, marbled paper over boards, gold tooled on spine.
Provenance
Leeds University Library copy at Birkbeck Library 575: printed label on front pastedown: Morris Birkbeck of Guildford [i.e. Morris Birkeck, 1734-1816, bibliographer of the Society of Friends] on the 8th of 6th mo. 1811, gave most of the Books in this library to York Quarterly Meeting, which has placed the whole under similar regulations... MS. inscription on page 748: [..?] 1. 1718. Merton [...?].
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