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A39881 For the King and his Councill at White-hall being a brief relation of some of the cruel and inhumane usage and great persecution and imprisonment of above four thousand two hundred and thirty of the people of God, in scorn called Quakers, for worshipping of God and meeting together in the fear of the Lord, and for obeying Christs commands who saith swear not at all, and for testifying to the truth and keeping their consciences clear toward God and man. Westfeild, Robert. 1661 (1661) Wing F1436A; ESTC R29524 6,704 2

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