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A Short Account of the Life and Writings of Robert Barclay. A Short Account of the Life and Writings of Robert Barclay.

BARCLAY, Robert. A Short Account of the Life and Writings of Robert Barclay. Printed & Sold by W. Phillips. 1802
Contemp. speckled calf, spine ruled in gilt; head of spine chipped, front hinge split but sound, a little rubbed. Ink signature on leading f.e.p.

¶Robert Barclay, 1648-1690, was a Scottish Quaker, and the absentee governor of the American 'province' of East New Jersey; he is considered one of the great theological writers of the seventeenth century. Though his fervent defence of Quakerism caused him to be arrested a number of times, he eventually became a favourite of James II and spent time at Court. He was an absentee governor of East Jersey from 1682-1690, and never actually visited the colony, instead he appointed deputy governors who were based there.
Stock #93393
£85


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