The great case of liberty of conscience once more briefly debated & defended : by the authority of reason, Scripture, and antiquity: which may serve the place of a general reply to such late discourses, as have oppos'd a tolleration. The authour W.P.
1670
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Title
The great case of liberty of conscience once more briefly debated & defended : by the authority of reason, Scripture, and antiquity: which may serve the place of a general reply to such late discourses, as have oppos'd a tolleration. The authour W.P.
Uniform title
Great case. Of liberty of conscience once more debated & defended
Created/published
[London] : Printed [by Andrew Sowle], in the year, 1670.
Description
[6], 3-55, [1] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Penn, William, 1644-1718, author.
Note
W.P. = William Penn.
Place of publication and printer's name from Wing.
An expanded edition of "The great case. Of liberty of conscience once more debated & defended" (Wing P1298B), published in the same year.
In this edition, the "O" of "Oppos'd" is under the "en" of "General" on the title page; in another edition, the "O" is under the "G".
Place of publication and printer's name from Wing.
An expanded edition of "The great case. Of liberty of conscience once more debated & defended" (Wing P1298B), published in the same year.
In this edition, the "O" of "Oppos'd" is under the "en" of "General" on the title page; in another edition, the "O" is under the "G".
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2004. Voices for Tolerance in an Age of Persecution (catalog entry 101)
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), P1299
Smith, J. Catalogue of Friends' books, II, p. 286-7
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R2871
Smith, J. Catalogue of Friends' books, II, p. 286-7
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R2871
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
P1299 Bd.w. P1336 copy 1
Folger-specific note
135250.2. Bound in sprinkled sheep; re-backed; "Penn's Tracts" and "XXIII." gilt stamped on spine; all edges sprinkled. Bound with six other tracts. Printed errata corrected in manuscript ink throughout. Evidence of slip cancels on pi1v (errata) and pi2r (cancelling the bottom five lines of dedication text); both slip cancels lacking. Trimmed throughout, affecting most headlines. Engraved armorial bookplate with motto ending "Stabilis" mutilated, affecting motto and former owner's name