A brief account of some of the late and present sufferings of the people called Quakers for meeting together to worship God in spirit and truth, being prosecuted by the statute of the 22th Car. 2. Cap. I., entituled, An act to prevent & supress seditious conventicles, by the prosecution of which act many families have had their estates wholly wasted and ruined, contrary to the law of God, the antient laws of the kingdom, and to nature itself : together with a particular account of such of the above said people who have dyed prisoners, from the year 1660 to 1880, I. for meeting together to worship God, &c., II. for refusing for conscience sake to swear in any case, III. for not going to the parish church, and not paying to the repair of the same, and not paying offering money, small tythes, &c. : humbly presented to the King, Lords & Commons in Parliament assembled.

For the King and both Houses of Parliament being a declaration of the present suffering and imprisonment of above 600 of the people of God, in scorn called Quakers, who now suffer in England for conscience sake ... together with a particular relation of some of the late inhumane cruelties inflicted on some of the aforesaid people ...

January 1664

28 p.Item at 2115:5 is cropped at top, with loss of first two words; Wing number T1489aA was created...

To the King and both Houses of Parliament the suffering condition of the peaceable people, called Quakers, only for tender conscience towards almighty God, humbly presented.

3, [1] p.Caption title.Imprint from Wing.Disbound and mounted.Reproduction of the original in the Fr...

The innocent cause of the people called Quakers in the north of Scotland, who are under great sufferings, laid open and presented to the King and his council in Scotland, and to all inferiour magistrates, judges, and rulers, who have a hand in our present sufferings.

1 sheet ([1] p.)Imprint from Wing.At end: given forth from the suffering people of God, called Quake...

For the King and both Houses of Parliament being a brief, plain, and true relation of some of the late sad sufferings of the people of God called Quakers for worshipping God and exercising a good conscience towards God and man : by reason whereof 89 have suffered till death, 32 of which dyed before the King came into England and 57 since of which 57, by hard imprisonment and cruel usage, 43 have dyed in this city of London and Southwark since the Act made against meetings / from the people of God called Quakers.

1 broadside.Society of Friends.Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library

A Particular account of the late and present great sufferings and oppressions of the people called Quakers upon prosecutions against them in the Bishops courts humbly presented to the serious consideration of the King, Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled.

Mead, William, 1628-1713.
Penn, William, 1644-1718.

January 1680

[9], 42 p.Preface signed and dated: William Mead, George Whitehead, William Gibson ... [and 18 other...

The lawfulnes of tithes demonstrated to the convincing of such of the Quakers as pretend conscience against the payment of them, or, A demonstration for liberty of conscience to the Quakers in the payment of their tithes by W.J.

Jeffery, William, 1616-1693.

January 1675

[6], 24 p.Caption title: Country-men and friends call'd Quakers.Reproduction of original in the Hunt...

The religious assemblies of the people called Quakers vindicated I. From the charge of their being in disturbance of the publick peace. II. From the charge of being seditious conventicles, mentioned in the Act of 22 Car. 2. III. From the charge of being under colour or pretence of an exercise of religious worship, in other manner than is allowed by the liturgy or practice of the Church of England. Whereunto is added A more general declaration in the case.

8 p.Caption title.Imprint from colophon.Another issue has imprint date "1683"."A more general declar...

An Account of the late hardships and violence inflicted upon certain persons called Quakers for their peaceable religious meetings in the city and county of Glocester

January 1682

6 p.Caption title: A coppy of a letter dated from Glocester City Gaol, the 11th of the 12th month, 1...

For the King and both Houses of Parliament being a brief and general account of the late and present sufferings of many of the peaceable subjects called Quakers, upon the late act against Conventicles, for no other cause but meeting together to worship God according to their perswasions and consciences.

Hookes, Ellis, d. 1681.

January 1675

19 p.Attributed to Ellis Hookes. Cf. NUC pre-1956."Carefully examined and compared with the original...

A declaration of the present sufferings of above 140. persons of the people of God (who are now in prison,) called Quakers: with a briefe accompt of about 1900. more ... Together with the number of 21. persons who were imprisoned and persecuted until death. All which was delivered to Tho. Bampfield, then Speaker of the Parliament, on the sixth day of the second month, 1659 ... As also an accompt of some grounds and reasons, why for conscience sake we bear our testimony against divers customes and practices at this day in use amongst men. Also a cry of great jndgement [sic] at hand upon the oppressors of the Lords heritage, as received from him on the 18. day of the first month called March. With an offer to the Parliament of our bodies, person for person to be imprisoned, for the redemption of our brethren, who are now in bonds for the testimony of Jesus.

Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.

January 1659

[2], 44, [2] p.Signed on E2v, F1v: E.B., i.e. Edward Burrough.The last leaf is blank.Annotation on T...

Some reasons why the people called Quakers do absent from the publique way of worship and cannot conform thereunto though they are exposd to great sufferings because thereof and also why they cannot swear at all and whether if be out of obstinacy or conscientiousness resolved / presented in the love and fear of the Lord to the serious consideration of all justices and all others who are moderately enquiring into this matter by J.C.

Crook, John, 1617-1699.

8 p.Caption title.Dated on p. 8: Reading Goal the 22th day of 5th moneth, 1665.Reproduction of origi...

A brief representation of the Quakers case of not-swearing and why they might have been, and yet may be, relieved therein by Parliament.

Eccleston, Theodor, 1651-1726.

6 p.Caption title.Signed and dated: Theodor Eccleston, London, Dec. 22, 1694.Reproduction of origina...

Due order of law and justice pleaded against irregular & arbitrary proceedings in the case and late imprisonment of George Whitehead and Thomas Burr in the city and county gaol of Norwich, from the 21st day of the 1st moneth called March, 1679, to the 12th day of the 5th moneth, called July, 1680 being an impartial account of the most material passages and letters to the magistrates relating to the said proceedings with the prisoners above said : wherein the people called Quakers are vindicated and cleared from popery : published for information and caution on the behalf of true Protestants and English-mens birth-rights.

Hookes, Ellis, d. 1681.

January 1680

[6], 103 p."To the reader" signed: E. Hookes.Errata: p. 103.Reproduction of original in Huntington L...

A second relation from Hertford containing the unjust proceedings of some called justice there at the general quarter sessions, upon the tryal of one and twenty innocent persons called Quakers for a pretended breach of the late act, with an account of the most material passages between the prisoners and the court, the 3d, 4th, and 5th dayes of the 8th moneth, 1664 : whereby it appears that meeting to worship God in spirit and truth is the great crime for which they are under so grievous a sentence, and that whatever is pretended by those that love the title of justice, yet in very deed they hate justice it self, as by their proceedings appears / by W.S.

Smith, William, d. 1673.

[2], 21 p.Page 15 misprinted 14, p. 20 misprinted 26.Reproduction of original in the Harvard Univers...

State of the cruel persecution, imprisonment (many to death) and spoil of goods inflicted upon the people called Quakers.

Robertson, Thomas, fl. 1658-1685.
Bland, Richard,
J. B. d. 1704.
Ingram, William,

4 p.Caption title.Imprint from Wing.Signed and dated at end: Thomas Robertson, Richard Blank, John B...

For the King and both Houses of Parliament being a declaration of the present suffering and imprisonment of above 600 of the people of God, in scorn called Quakers, who now suffer in England for conscience sake ... together with a particular relation of some of the late inhumane cruelties inflicted on some of the aforesaid people ...

January 1664

28 p.Item at 2115:5 is cropped at top, with loss of first two words; Wing number T1489aA was created...

To the King and both Houses of Parliament the suffering condition of the peaceable people, called Quakers, only for tender conscience towards almighty God, humbly presented.

3, [1] p.Caption title.Imprint from Wing.Disbound and mounted.Reproduction of the original in the Fr...

The innocent cause of the people called Quakers in the north of Scotland, who are under great sufferings, laid open and presented to the King and his council in Scotland, and to all inferiour magistrates, judges, and rulers, who have a hand in our present sufferings.

1 sheet ([1] p.)Imprint from Wing.At end: given forth from the suffering people of God, called Quake...

For the King and both Houses of Parliament being a brief, plain, and true relation of some of the late sad sufferings of the people of God called Quakers for worshipping God and exercising a good conscience towards God and man : by reason whereof 89 have suffered till death, 32 of which dyed before the King came into England and 57 since of which 57, by hard imprisonment and cruel usage, 43 have dyed in this city of London and Southwark since the Act made against meetings / from the people of God called Quakers.

1 broadside.Society of Friends.Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library

A Particular account of the late and present great sufferings and oppressions of the people called Quakers upon prosecutions against them in the Bishops courts humbly presented to the serious consideration of the King, Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled.

Mead, William, 1628-1713.
Penn, William, 1644-1718.

January 1680

[9], 42 p.Preface signed and dated: William Mead, George Whitehead, William Gibson ... [and 18 other...

The lawfulnes of tithes demonstrated to the convincing of such of the Quakers as pretend conscience against the payment of them, or, A demonstration for liberty of conscience to the Quakers in the payment of their tithes by W.J.

Jeffery, William, 1616-1693.

January 1675

[6], 24 p.Caption title: Country-men and friends call'd Quakers.Reproduction of original in the Hunt...

The religious assemblies of the people called Quakers vindicated I. From the charge of their being in disturbance of the publick peace. II. From the charge of being seditious conventicles, mentioned in the Act of 22 Car. 2. III. From the charge of being under colour or pretence of an exercise of religious worship, in other manner than is allowed by the liturgy or practice of the Church of England. Whereunto is added A more general declaration in the case.

8 p.Caption title.Imprint from colophon.Another issue has imprint date "1683"."A more general declar...

An Account of the late hardships and violence inflicted upon certain persons called Quakers for their peaceable religious meetings in the city and county of Glocester

January 1682

6 p.Caption title: A coppy of a letter dated from Glocester City Gaol, the 11th of the 12th month, 1...

For the King and both Houses of Parliament being a brief and general account of the late and present sufferings of many of the peaceable subjects called Quakers, upon the late act against Conventicles, for no other cause but meeting together to worship God according to their perswasions and consciences.

Hookes, Ellis, d. 1681.

January 1675

19 p.Attributed to Ellis Hookes. Cf. NUC pre-1956."Carefully examined and compared with the original...

A declaration of the present sufferings of above 140. persons of the people of God (who are now in prison,) called Quakers: with a briefe accompt of about 1900. more ... Together with the number of 21. persons who were imprisoned and persecuted until death. All which was delivered to Tho. Bampfield, then Speaker of the Parliament, on the sixth day of the second month, 1659 ... As also an accompt of some grounds and reasons, why for conscience sake we bear our testimony against divers customes and practices at this day in use amongst men. Also a cry of great jndgement [sic] at hand upon the oppressors of the Lords heritage, as received from him on the 18. day of the first month called March. With an offer to the Parliament of our bodies, person for person to be imprisoned, for the redemption of our brethren, who are now in bonds for the testimony of Jesus.

Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.

January 1659

[2], 44, [2] p.Signed on E2v, F1v: E.B., i.e. Edward Burrough.The last leaf is blank.Annotation on T...

Some reasons why the people called Quakers do absent from the publique way of worship and cannot conform thereunto though they are exposd to great sufferings because thereof and also why they cannot swear at all and whether if be out of obstinacy or conscientiousness resolved / presented in the love and fear of the Lord to the serious consideration of all justices and all others who are moderately enquiring into this matter by J.C.

Crook, John, 1617-1699.

8 p.Caption title.Dated on p. 8: Reading Goal the 22th day of 5th moneth, 1665.Reproduction of origi...

A brief representation of the Quakers case of not-swearing and why they might have been, and yet may be, relieved therein by Parliament.

Eccleston, Theodor, 1651-1726.

6 p.Caption title.Signed and dated: Theodor Eccleston, London, Dec. 22, 1694.Reproduction of origina...

Due order of law and justice pleaded against irregular & arbitrary proceedings in the case and late imprisonment of George Whitehead and Thomas Burr in the city and county gaol of Norwich, from the 21st day of the 1st moneth called March, 1679, to the 12th day of the 5th moneth, called July, 1680 being an impartial account of the most material passages and letters to the magistrates relating to the said proceedings with the prisoners above said : wherein the people called Quakers are vindicated and cleared from popery : published for information and caution on the behalf of true Protestants and English-mens birth-rights.

Hookes, Ellis, d. 1681.

January 1680

[6], 103 p."To the reader" signed: E. Hookes.Errata: p. 103.Reproduction of original in Huntington L...

A second relation from Hertford containing the unjust proceedings of some called justice there at the general quarter sessions, upon the tryal of one and twenty innocent persons called Quakers for a pretended breach of the late act, with an account of the most material passages between the prisoners and the court, the 3d, 4th, and 5th dayes of the 8th moneth, 1664 : whereby it appears that meeting to worship God in spirit and truth is the great crime for which they are under so grievous a sentence, and that whatever is pretended by those that love the title of justice, yet in very deed they hate justice it self, as by their proceedings appears / by W.S.

Smith, William, d. 1673.

[2], 21 p.Page 15 misprinted 14, p. 20 misprinted 26.Reproduction of original in the Harvard Univers...

State of the cruel persecution, imprisonment (many to death) and spoil of goods inflicted upon the people called Quakers.

Robertson, Thomas, fl. 1658-1685.
Bland, Richard,
J. B. d. 1704.
Ingram, William,

4 p.Caption title.Imprint from Wing.Signed and dated at end: Thomas Robertson, Richard Blank, John B...

For the King and both Houses of Parliament being a declaration of the present suffering and imprisonment of above 600 of the people of God, in scorn called Quakers, who now suffer in England for conscience sake ... together with a particular relation of some of the late inhumane cruelties inflicted on some of the aforesaid people ...

January 1664

28 p.Item at 2115:5 is cropped at top, with loss of first two words; Wing number T1489aA was created...

To the King and both Houses of Parliament the suffering condition of the peaceable people, called Quakers, only for tender conscience towards almighty God, humbly presented.

3, [1] p.Caption title.Imprint from Wing.Disbound and mounted.Reproduction of the original in the Fr...

The innocent cause of the people called Quakers in the north of Scotland, who are under great sufferings, laid open and presented to the King and his council in Scotland, and to all inferiour magistrates, judges, and rulers, who have a hand in our present sufferings.

1 sheet ([1] p.)Imprint from Wing.At end: given forth from the suffering people of God, called Quake...

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