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Total number of records: 1884

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Quaker Collection1800
Brotherton Collection11
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society7
Joseph Wood Collections5
English Literature3
Leeds Russian Archive1
Liddle Collection1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
society of friends1884
tithes71
persecution68
quakers43
theology38
inner light32
freedom of religion27
theology, doctrinal27
christian life22
dissenters, religious20

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PlaceCount
Great Britain16
United States10
New England5
London (England)3
England2
Australia1
Bedfordshire (England)1
Carlisle (England)1
Cornwall (England : County)1
Cumberland (England)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Fox, George (1624-1691)137
Whitehead, George (1636?-1723)86
Penn, William (1644-1718)84
Besse, Joseph (1683?-1757)68
Burrough, Edward (1633-1663)56
Barclay, Robert (1648-1690)50
Smith, William (1672)47
Penington, Isaac (1616-1679)42
Naylor, James (1617?-1660)37
Society of Friends. London Yearly Meeting34

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From earliest4
From 16001015
From 1700482
From 1800258
From 190091
From 20006

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Up to 16991004
Up to 1799488
Up to 1899260
Up to 199991
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Extracts from the minutes and advices of the Yearly Meeting of Friends held in London, from its first institution

Society of Friends. London Yearly Meeting

1802-1822

Half-title reads "Extracts from minutes and advices &c. printed in 1802: with supplement, printed in 1822". Supplement (pp. 233-308) has separate title-page, dated 1822, and its own index.

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Observations on the distinguishing views & practices of the Society of Friends

Gurney, Joseph John (1788-1847)

1834

Earlier editions have title "Observations on the religious peculiarities of the Society of Friends".

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A collection of the works of William Penn : In two volumes : To which is prefixed a journal of his life. With many original letters and papers not before published (v.1)

Penn, William (1644-1718); Besse, Joseph (1683?-1757)

1726

"Truth exalted: in a short, but sure testimony, against all those religions,..." (London, J. Sowle, 1726) -- separate t.p. in v. 1, p. 239. Some copies have 4 pages of advertisements at the end of v....

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A collection of the works of William Penn : In two volumes : To which is prefixed a journal of his life. With many original letters and papers not before published (v.2)

Penn, William (1644-1718); Besse, Joseph (1683?-1757)

1726

"Truth exalted: in a short, but sure testimony, against all those religions,..." (London, J. Sowle, 1726) -- separate t.p. in v. 1, p. 239. Some copies have 4 pages of advertisements at the end of v....

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Select works of William Penn : To which is prefixed a journal of his life

Penn, William (1644-1718); Fothergill, John (1712-1780)

1771

Probably edited by John Fothergill. cf. Dict. nat. biog.; also J. Smith's Descriptive catalogue of Friends' books.

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