The Quakers fear. Or, wonderfull strange and true news from the famous town of Colchester in Essex, shewing the manner how one James Parnel, a Quaker by profession, took upon him to fast twelve days and twelve nights without any sustenance at all, and called the people that were his followers or disciples, and said that all the people of England that were not of their congregation, were all damned creatures. Of his blasphemous life and scandalous death in the jayl at Colchester this present month of April 1656. you shal here have a full relation. The tune is, Summer time. Or bleeding heart.

People / Organizations

• L. P. (Author)

Imprint

[London]: Printed for F. Coles, J. VVright, T. Vere, and VV. Gilbertson. This is licensed according to order, [1656 - 1658]

Publication year

1656-1658

ESTC No.

R182078

Grub Street ID

72404

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts) ; 1⁰

Note

Signed at end: L.P. [i.e. Laurence Price].

Publication date range of "[1655-58]" suggested by Wing. Since text refers to events of April, 1656, publication prior to 1656 does not seem possible.

Verse - "O God the father of us all,".Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), P3380A