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Total number of records: 93

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Quaker Collection79
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society3
Brotherton Collection1
Herbert Read Collection1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
society of friends23
theology18
quaker church buildings3
quakers3
assembly, right of2
authority (religion)2
churches, quaker1
criminal justice, administration of1
freedom of religion1
peace1

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PlaceCount
Pennsylvania5
Germany1
Netherlands1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Penn, William, 1644-171893
Penn, William (1644-1718)34
Society of Friends20
Besse, Joseph (1683?-1757)11
Clarkson, Thomas (1760-1846)11
Barclay, Robert, 1648-16906
Fothergill, John, 1712-17805
Keith, George (1639?-1716)5
Mead, William, 1628-17134
Ball, Richard, 1794-18623

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From 170026
From 180031
From 19008

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Up to 169926
Up to 179927
Up to 189931
Up to 19999

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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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Truth rescued from imposture. Or a brief reply to a meer rapsodie of lies, folly, and slander; but a pretended answer to the Tryal of W. Penn and W. Meade &c. writ and subscribed S.S

Penn, William (1644-1718); Rudyard, Thomas (1692)

1670

"S.S." is Sir Samuel Starling--cf, BM, LCNA. Author named as "W. Penn", p.71. "An appendix, wherein the fourth section of S.S., his pamphlet (intituled, The fining of that jury that gave two contr...

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A seasonable caveat against the prevalency of Quakerism : containing a list of one of their parliaments, and forty-four of their canon laws. As also their errors in doctrine, and politicks in government, and the methods they take to support both... Together with an expostulary conclusion, reflecting the Quakers petition

Bugg, Francis (1640-1724?)

1701

Smith calls for portrait and BM (Br Ports) lists one of ca. 1701. Some copies may have been issued with it. Errata: p. [1] (3rd count). "A Brief Narrative of the Proceedings of W. Penn" [in Pennsy...

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A reply to an answer, lately published to a book long since written by W.P. entituled, A brief examination and state of liberty spiritual, &c

Ellwood, Thomas (1639-1713)

1691

A reply to: An answer to several material passages, by John Hogg, which attacked William Penn's A brief examination.

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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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A defence of a paper, entituled, Gospel-truths : against the exceptions of the Bishop of Cork's testimony

Penn, William (1644-1718)

1698

Title-page within double-ruled border. Includes the text of "Gospel-truths" and of Wetenhall's reply.

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