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Fl.5.15(12-13)

Author

Title

A brand pluck'd from the burning: exemplify'd in the unparallel'd case of Samuel Keimer, offer'd to the perusal of the serious part of mankind, and especially to those who were ever acquainted with, or ever heard of the man.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London: : Printed, and sold by W. Boreham, at the Sign of the Angel in Pater-noster-row, and by other booksellers., 1702.

Physical description

[4], 124, [12] p. ; 16 cm. (12mo)

Note

The preface signed: S. K., i.e. Samuel Keimer.

Note

Samuel Keimer's spiritual autobiography.

Note

Includes "A curious account of the quarrels of the French Protestants and of prison life, and ... a letter from Daniel Defoe [p.98-99]" see Dictionary of National Biography v.30 (1892) p.312; "An epistle from the publisher to Thomas Dutton, one of those called French prophets" p.107-121; "To the truly spiritual among the people called Quakers" p.123-124.

Note

The final quire comprises "A letter from John Lacy, to Thomas Dutton, being reasons why the former left his wife and took E. Gray a prophetess to his bed". Signed at end: March 6. 1711. John Lacy. Some copies may have been issued without this final quire which was previously identified as ESTC T5929.

Note

Signatures: [A]² B-L⁶ [chi]² *⁶.

Citation/references note

ESTC, T5928

Citation/references note

Smith, J. Friends' books, 2.17

Additional physical form available

Microfilm. Woodbridge, Conn.: Primary Source Media, 1999. 1 reel ; 35 mm. (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 10540, no. 07).

Provenance

Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Armorial bookplate of Eton College.

Binding

18th-century calf quarter binding; marbled paper boards; gilt spine title "Sermons &c."

Copy-specific note

Ms. annotation at foot of title in contemporary hand: "N.B. This Book was never written but composd at ye Press by ye Author S. Keimer a Printer."

Copy-specific note

ECL copy with "A letter from John Lacy, to Thomas Dutton, ..."

Copy-specific note

Bound in a volume of pamphlets. Ms. contents list on front flyleaf: "In this volume are contained ..."

Copy-specific note

Previously: Dn.5.15.

Subject

Subject

Subject

Subject

Subject

Protestants France Early works to 1800.

Subject

French prophets Early works to 1800.

Subject

Divorce Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Added entry--name

Boreham, William printer.

Added entry--place

England London.

Identifier

B41351
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