The fanatick history: or an exact relation and account of the old Anabaptists, and new Quakers. Being the summe of all that hath been yet discovered about their most blasphemous opinions, dangerous pactises [sic], and malitious endevours to subvert all civil government both in church and state. Together with their mad mimick pranks, and their ridiculous actions and gestures, enough to amaze any sober christian. Which may prove the death & burial of the fanatick doctrine. Published with the approbation of divers orthodox divines.

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The fanatick history: or an exact relation and account of the old Anabaptists, and new Quakers. Being the summe of all that hath been yet discovered about their most blasphemous opinions, dangerous pactises [sic], and malitious endevours to subvert all civil government both in church and state. Together with their mad mimick pranks, and their ridiculous actions and gestures, enough to amaze any sober christian. Which may prove the death & burial of the fanatick doctrine. Published with the approbation of divers orthodox divines.
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Blome, Richard, d. 1705.
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London, :: Printed for J. Sims, at the Cross Keyes in St. Paul's Church-yard.,
1660.
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Subject terms
Society of Friends -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Anabaptists -- Early works to 1800.
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"The fanatick history: or an exact relation and account of the old Anabaptists, and new Quakers. Being the summe of all that hath been yet discovered about their most blasphemous opinions, dangerous pactises [sic], and malitious endevours to subvert all civil government both in church and state. Together with their mad mimick pranks, and their ridiculous actions and gestures, enough to amaze any sober christian. Which may prove the death & burial of the fanatick doctrine. Published with the approbation of divers orthodox divines." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A76849.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.

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6. At Evesham in Worcestershire.

AT the general Sessions held for that place, many of the Quakers were fined, and 11.

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im∣prisoned. The Mayor Edward Young, upon the 14. of October, committed 2. Quakers to prison, and at night divers of them meeting in the street, the Mayor came with Officers, and put many of them into prison, and into the stocks, and three of them into the dungeon, commanding the rest on pain of imprisonment to depart.

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