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Quaker Collection346
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Penn, William (1644-1718)17
Tomkins, John (1663-1706)14
Kendall, John (1726-1815)13
Besse, Joseph (1683?-1757)12
Wagstaffe, Thomas (1724-1802)10
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Field, John (1652-1723)8
Fox, George, 1624-16918

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The great case of tithes : truly stated, clearly open'd, and fully resolv'd

Pearson, Anthony (1628-1670?); Martin, Josiah (1683-1747)

1730

"The great case of tithes" was first published in 1657. At end is a list (8 pp.) of "Books printed and sold by the assigns of J. Sowle". J.M. identified as Josiah Martin.

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The general history of the Quakers : containing the lives, tenents, sufferings, tryals, speeches and letters of all the most eminent Quakers, both men and women : from the first rise of that sect, down to this present time : collected from manuscripts, &c., a work never attempted before in English

Croese, Gerardus (1642-1710); Keith, George (1639?-1716)

1696

The remaining part of the second book of this general history of the Quakers has special half-title and separate paging. "Our antient testimony renewed... London, 1695," appended. Errors in paging...

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Piety promoted : ou la pieté promuë, ou avancée: contenant un recueil des derniéres heures de plusieurs de ceux qu'on apelle les Quakers, qui veut dire les Trembleurs. Avec une exhortation préfixe, tirée des ecrits de Guillaume Penn. Et un extrait sommaire de la preface inferée au premier livre

Tomkins, John (1663-1706); Field, John (1652-1723); Bell, John (1681-1761); Gay, Claude (1707?-1786)

1770

Originally compiled by John Tomkins, John Field, and John Bell. Some sections have English and French in parallel columns. P. xx, 1st count, misnumbered 24. Errata, p. xix-[xx]. Index of names...

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Histoire abregée de la naissance & du progrez du Kouakerisme, avec celle de ses dogmes

Naudé, Philippe (1654-1729)

1692

With the signature of M. Guyon de Sardiere on last leaf. Attributed by Brunet to Pierre Jurieu. (Supplement. to Barbier Dict. des ouvrages anon., p.299). Anonymous by Philippe Naudé. Fictitious i...

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La religion des Kouakres en Angleterre

Naudé, Philippe (1654-1729)

1699

Anonymous, by Philippe Naudé.

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Piety promoted in brief memorials, and dying expressions, of some of the people called Quakers

Wagstaffe, Thomas (1724-1802)

1798

Preceding the index is a list of "Books lately published by James Phillips & Son".

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A memoir of James Parnell : with extracts from his writings

Callaway, Henry (1817-1890)

1846

Smtih I, 376.

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Miscellany of English verse with Quaker connections.

1773

A miscellany of poems in English, including some with Quaker connections, such as 'Bristol Theatre: A Poem' by James Gough, the well-known Quaker historian, and 'The Country Quaker'.

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The Quakers tea table overturn'd, the tea spill'd and all the china broke. A satyrical poem in 4 parts, by a lover of the ancient plainness and simplicity of that people

1717

Lengthy satirical and didactic criticism of Quakers for hypocritically allowing their daughters to indulge in the social fashion for drinking tea, coffee and chocolate, seeing this as an opening to gr...

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John Gratton, the Quaker preacher

Hall, Spencer T (1812-1885)

1885

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