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Total number of records: 1478

Top 10: Subject

Subject	Count
society of friends	337
quakers	105
tithes	32
churches, quaker	30
quaker church buildings	30
christian life	22
theology	21
persecution	14
oaths	14
god	11

Top 10: Place

Place	Count
Great Britain	11
United States	6
New England	3
Ireland	3
Dover (N.H.)	2
Philadelphia (Pa.)	2
Pennsylvania	1
San Francisco (Calif.)	1
West Indies	1
Tasmania	1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisations	Count
Society of Friends	157
Fox, George (1624-1691)	88
Penn, William (1644-1718)	48
Burrough, Edward (1634-1662)	47
Penington, Isaac (1616-1679)	30
Society of Friends. London Yearly Meeting	28
Howgill, Francis (1618-1669)	27
Barclay, Robert (1648-1690)	26
Whitehead, George (1636?-1723)	26
Crisp, Stephen (1628-1692)	25

Count of Earliest date

Earliest date	Count
From 1500	1
From 1600	392
From 1700	531
From 1800	554

Count of Latest date

Latest date	Count
Up to 1599	1
Up to 1699	389
Up to 1799	495
Up to 1899	593

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Leeds Friends' Old Library 1111/1

The prisoners' defence supported: or an answer to the charges and allegations of George Markham, vicar of Carlton, in Yorkshire, contained in his book entitled, "More truth for the seekers". By the authors of the Defence

Wormall, Henry

1798

By Henry Wormall et al.

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Leeds Friends' Old Library 51/1

A journal of the life, labours, travels, and sufferings, in and for the Gospel, of that ancient servant, and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, John Banks

Banks, John (1637-1710); Penn, William (1644-1718)

1798

Preface by William Penn.

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Leeds Friends' Old Library 1108/1

Some brief remarks upon sundry important subjects, necessary to be understood and attended to by all professing the Christian religion. Principally addressed to the people called Quakers

Griffith, John (1713-1776)

1765

Contents on p. [7] at the beginning. Includes bibliographical references.

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Leeds Friends' Old Library 1100/1

Cerinthus and Ebion : or, The heresie of tything under the gospel detected: in some observations upon a book entituled, An essay concerning the divine right of tythes: by the author of The snake in the grass. Together with an essay concerning the first rise of tythes: and an essay against their divine right

Lindley, Benjamin (1723)

1708

Author's initials given, p.48. Published anonymously. By Benjamin Lindley.

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Leeds Friends' Old Library 1106/1

The Protestant flail : or a defence (grounded upon scripture) of a letter to the clergy of Northumberland: in answer to a pamphlet intitl'd A vindication of Bishop Taylor, &c

Besse, Joseph (1683?-1757)

1735

Indexed in: Smith I, 253.

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Leeds Friends' Old Library 1101/1

The suffering-case of several of the people commonly called Quakers, on suits mostly commenced for tythes, in the Court of Exchequer, since the acts made for the more easie recovery of tythes, in the 7th and 8th of King William the Third. Humbly presented to both Houses of Parliament

1709

Indexed in: Smith II, 685.

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Leeds Friends' Old Library 1109/1

A refutation of some of the more modern misrepresentations of the Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers; with a life of James Nayler

Bevan, Joseph Gurney (1753-1814)

1800

Erratum slip tipped in at end.

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Leeds Friends' Old Library 1107/1

The universality of the love of God to mankind, proved by express testimonies of the holy scriptures. Also, an enquiry into the scriptural significations of the words election, elect, and reprobate

Besse, Joseph (1683?-1757)

1755

Indexed in: Smith I, 258.

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Leeds Friends' Old Library 1118/1

Meditations written during the prevalence of the yellow fever, in the city of Philadelphia, in the year 1793; which proved fatal to upwards of 4000 of its inhabitants

Cresson, Joshua (1744-1793); Dillwyn, William (1743-1824); Cresson, Mary

1803

Edited by William Dillwyn with a prefatory note dated London, 8th mo. 26, 1803. cf. Sabin. "[To these Meditations (found after his decease) the writer does not appear to have made any addition: on T...

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Leeds Friends' Old Library 222/1

An alphabetical extract of all the annual printed epistles which have been sent to the several quarterly-meetings of the people call'd Quakers, in England and elsewhere, from their yearly-meeting held in London... from the year 1682 to 1762 inclusive, being eighty-one years

Fry, John (1699?-1775); Society of Friends. London Yearly Meeting

1766

First published in 1762. Includes index.

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Leeds Friends' Old Library 1104/1

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

Pearson, Anthony (1628-1670?)

1754

First published 1657. "The appendix. An account of tithes in general" (p. 67-128) by Thomas Ellwood, includes his "Of impropriate tithes" and also reasons given by Thomas Bennett concerning the unju...

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Leeds Friends' Old Library 1103/1

Dissertations on the nature and effect of Christian baptism, Christian communion, and religious waiting upon God. To which are added, a few reflections on the observance of publick fasts and festivals

Phipps, Joseph (1708-1787)

1781

Indexed in: Smith II, 415.