The Sum and Substance of a Dispute between William Couch an Elder of the Baptist Congregation, and Thomas Upsher, one of those in Scorn called Quakers at Burnham in Denge Hundred, 1699

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  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Add.106
  • Dates of Creation
      1699 (Circa)
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 volume(s) 1 volume paper paper

Scope and Content

The dispute, won by the Quaker, turns chiefly upon water-baptism and the resurrection of the body. At the end is a list of names of those present. fo. 1: 'S', '585'. (pencil) hiatus between fos. 10 and 12.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased from Messrs Puttick & Simpson, 30 Aug. 1865, lot 855.

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