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A key, opening the way to every capacity; how to distinguish the religion professed by the people called Quakers, ... The fifteenth edition. By William Penn.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1749 Penn Ap692 P412.4
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Penn, William, 1644-1718 7393
Contributor:
Tace Sowle Raylton & Luke Hinde (Firm), printer.
Standardized Title:
Key opening a way to every common understanding
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Society of Friends--80252.
Society of Friends.
Women printers--82773.
Women printers.
Women booksellers--84948.
Women booksellers.
Women--82663.
Women.
Local Subjects:
Women printers--82773.
Women booksellers--84948.
Women--82663.
Physical Description:
[6],50,[4]p. ; 12°.
Place of Publication:
London : printed and sold by T. Sowle Raylton and Luke Hinde, 1749.
Notes:
With two final advertisement leaves.
A different edition from the 1748 fifteenth edition.
First published in 1693 as 'A key opening a way to every common understanding'.
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.
Cited in:
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T129045

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