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 shall here have a full relation. The tune is, Summer time. Or bleeding heart.

People / Organizations

• L. P. (Author)

Imprint

[London]: Printed for F[rancis]. Coles, J[ohn]. VVright T[homas]. Vere, and VV[illiam]. Gilbertson. This is licenced according to order, [1656]

Publication year

1656-1656

ESTC No.

R182079

Grub Street ID

72405

Description

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

Note

Signed at end: L.P., i.e. Laurence Price.

Place and date of publication and publishers' names from Wing (CD-ROM edition).

Verse - "O God the father of us all,".Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), P3380BPerson as subject Parnell, James, 1637?-1656 -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. Subject Ballads, English -- 17th century.

Hunger strikes -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800.