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A defence of a paper, entituled, Gospel-truths against the exceptions of the Bishop of Cork's testimony by W. Penn.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1698 Pen Ap698 P4121
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Penn, William, 1644-1718 7393
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--82663.
- Women.
- Women printers--82773.
- Women printers.
- Society of Friends--Doctrines--80253.
- Society of Friends.
- Quakers--78810.
- Quakers.
- Local Subjects:
- Women--82663.
- Women printers--82773.
- Genre:
- Bookplates (Provenance)
- Physical Description:
- [8], 131, [5] p. ; 8⁰.
- Edition:
- The second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Printed [by Tace Sowle], in the year, 1698.
- Notes:
- Includes "The testimony of the Bishop of Cork" with a caption title on p. 21; pagination and register are continuous.
- Place of publication and printer's name from Wing.
- With a final leaf of advertisement (p. [133]-[134]); p. [132] and p. [135]-[136] blank).
- "Gospel-truths held and briefly declared by the people called Quakers," was originally published in 1698. With a caption title, and signed on p. 5 by William Penn and 3 others.
- Quaker sources list the life span for Tace Sowle (later Tace Sowle Raylton): 1665?-1749. After the death of Thomas Raylton (1671-1723), she and her nephew Luke Hinde continued the business. Cf. Carn, T. "An Early Quaker Woman Printer," The Friend (Feb. 4, 2011).
- Local Notes:
- HSP in LCP.
- Provenance: Francis Knowles, Anthony Morris, Samuel Milner, Jonathan Jones. Inscribed on t.p.: Anth'o Morris rec'd this book 4mo 1742 of the Legatees Fran: Knowles as a Gratuity for &c. Bookplate of Jonathan Jones, Wynne Wood, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
- Cited in:
- English short title catalogue (ESTC), R218266
- Wing (2nd ed.), P1274
- Sabin, 59691
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