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| People and organisations | Count |
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| Society of Friends | 158 |
| Fox, George (1624-1691) | 88 |
| Penn, William (1644-1718) | 48 |
| Burrough, Edward (1634-1662) | 47 |
| Penington, Isaac (1616-1679) | 30 |
| Society of Friends. London Yearly Meeting | 29 |
| Howgill, Francis (1618-1669) | 27 |
| Barclay, Robert (1648-1690) | 26 |
| Whitehead, George (1636?-1723) | 26 |
| Crisp, Stephen (1628-1692) | 25 |
Leeds Friends Old Library
One of two important collections assembled by Yorkshire Quakers and housed by the Brotherton Library, the other being the Birkbeck Library. The collection had formed the meeting library for about 150 ...
A journal of the life, travels, sufferings and labour of love in the work of the ministry, of that worthy elder and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, William Edmundson : who departed this life, the thirty first of the sixth month 1712
Edmundson, William (1627-1712); Stoddart, John (1715-1780)
1774
Edited, with a preface, by J. Stoddart.
The life of William Dewsbury : an early and eminent minister of the gospel in the Society of Friends : interspersed with many particulars relating to the peculiar views of that Society, and the sufferings of its members for the testimony of a good conscience
Smith, Edward (1787-1834); Barclay, John (1797-1838)
1836
Indexed in: Smith I, 171 and II, 581.
The history of the rise, increase, and progress of the Christian people called Quakers : intermixed with several remarkable occurrences
Sewel, William (1653-1720); Besse, Joseph (1683?-1757)
1722
Several errors in paging. "Probably edited by Joseph Besse."--Sabin 79602. At end is a list (4 pp.) of "Books printed and sold by the assigns of J. Sowle".
The history of the rise, increase, and progress, of the Christian people called Quakers : intermixed with several remarkable occurrences
Sewel, William (1653-1720)
1725
Indexed in: Smith II, 561.
A journal of the life of Thomas Story : containing, an account of his remarkable convincement of, and embracing the principles of truth, as held by the people called Quakers : and also, of his travels and labours in the service of the Gospel: with many other occurrences and observations
Story, Thomas (1662-1742)
1747
Includes index.
A collection of the sufferings of the people called Quakers, for the testimony of a good conscience, from the time of their being first distinguished by that name in the year 1650, to the time of the Act, commonly called the Act of Toleration, granted to Protestant dissenters in the first year of the reign of King William the Third and Queen Mary, in the year 1689 (v.2)
Besse, Joseph (1683?-1757)
1753
Indexed in: Smith I, 257.
A collection of the sufferings of the people called Quakers, for the testimony of a good conscience, from the time of their being first distinguished by that name in the year 1650, to the time of the Act, commonly called the Act of Toleration, granted to Protestant dissenters in the first year of the reign of King William the Third and Queen Mary, in the year 1689 (v.1)
Besse, Joseph (1683?-1757)
1753
Indexed in: Smith I, 257.
A journal or historical account of the life, travels, sufferings, Christian experience and labour of love in the work of the ministry, of that ancient, eminent and faithful servant of Christ, George Fox : who departed this life in great peace with the Lord, the 13th of the 11th month, 1690. The first volume
Fox, George (1624-1691); Penn, William (1644-1718); Ellwood, Thomas (1639-1713)
1694
His "A collection of many select and Christian epistles" forms the "second volume". The preface has colophon reading: "London, Printed and sold by T. Sowle... 1694." Page nos. 201-203, 206-287, an...
The testimony of truth exalted, by the collected labours of that worthy man, good scribe, and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, Samuel Fisher, who died a prisoner for the testimony of Jesus, and word of God, anno 1665
Fisher, Samuel (1605-1665)
1679
"Velata quaedam revelata" and "The bishop busied" have titles in Greek at head of half-titles: "Apokrypta apokalypta" and "Episkopos aposkopos" respectively; "The bishop busied" has separate paginatio...
A collection of many select and Christian epistles, letters and testimonies
Fox, George (1624-1691)
1698
Vol. 1 was issued with title : A journal or historical account of the life, travels, sufferings... of George Fox. London, Northcott, 1694. With publisher's advertisement (3 pp.) at end.
Eusebius his life of Constantine : in foure bookes. With Constantines Oration to the clergie
Eusebius of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea (260-340); Saltonstall, Wye (1630-1640); Eusebius of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea (260-340)
1637
"Eusebius Pamphilvs, his oration in praise of the Emperovr Constantine": p. 133-163. Title vignette (printer's device). Initials; head and tail pieces. Published as pt. 5 of his 'The ancient ecc...