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Record Nr.

UNISA996396932903316

Autore

Rawson Edward <1615-1693.>

Titolo

A true relation of the proceedings against certain Quakers, at the generall court of the Massachusets holden at Boston in New England, October 18, 1659 [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by A.W., 1660

Descrizione fisica

1 sheet ([1] p.)

Soggetti

Society of Friends - Massachusetts - Boston - History

Capital punishment - Massachusetts - Boston

Broadsides17th century.England

Boston (Mass.) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Signed: Edward Rawson.

Reproduction of original in: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

Justifies the death penalty inflicted on William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson and the banishment of Mary Dyer, all of whom were Quakers who had refused to obey the orders of the Court ordering them to leave the colony.

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