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Title: Speech-less, Feb. 15 1695/6
Author: Morris, Castilian
Attribution: C. Morris
Date(s): 1696 (title)
Manuscript: Lt 56
Contents: Religious acrostic on the word Speechless, asking God mercifully
to forgive his sins, and Christ to plead for him. Repeated
later in the MS.
Lease of land in Pybus Field, Over Bentham
24 Jan 1665
1. John Johnson of Whittington, Lancashire, Jennet Walker of Bottom, widow, and William Walker, her son 2. Stephen Husband of Bentham
Pure encouragements from the spirit of the Lord, as a joyfull salutation with full assurance of victory unto the noble army of the Lamb, against whom the gates of hell and death shall never prevail
Bayly, William (1675)
[1664]
Author's initials given on p.8.
A message proclaimed. By divine authority, from the chosen assembly of the redeemed people in England, to the Pope (chief bishop) of Rome, and to his cardinals, Jesuits, and priests... that they may appear, and come forth to triall, and shew if they have the same faith, power, spirit, and authoritie, and government, as had the apostles and true churches, before the apostacie. And this is a full invitation and challenge to the whole Church of Rome
Burrough, Edward (1633-1663)
[1658]
Dated at end: 1658.
Floral border (fol. 157r)
[ca. 1470-1480]
1/4 bar-frame border in gold and in rose/blue acanthus vine that extends into the border in hairline tendrils that carry poppyheads, curved leaves, and gold balls with green lobes. 5-line rose/blue in...
Joseph and Sarah Pool's Testimony concerning their son Joseph
Early 19th century
Joseph died on 12 December 1765 aged 16 years. One of the testimonies has been copied out by John Yeardley, probably in the early nineteenth century.