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From: "Chris Dickinson" <>
Subject: Re: [Q-R] Was William Hibbs (1630-1685/6) beheaded?
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 00:32:25 +0100
References: <20031014221352.43222.qmail@web40414.mail.yahoo.com>


Mark Dixon wrote:

<snip>
> In the process, I've Googled and Dogpiled the name
>and come across several claims that William Sr. was
>executed (beheaded even) "for his Quaker beliefs."
>(One cited Besse's "Sufferings.")
<snip>


You can now purchase a facsimile of the colonial section of Besse's
Sufferings. I guess it will be available easily enough on the US version of
Amazon or similar.


Sufferings of Early Quakers - 1650s to 1690 New England, Maryland and West
Indies: Besse, Joseph; Gandy, Michael
Price: £18.00 (GBP)
21 x 15; Paperback : 24 April 2001 : Sessions of York : 1850722641


Chris




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