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The case of the people commonly called Quakers. : With some reasons humbly offered to the tender consideration of the members of the House of Commons to incline them to grant the petition of the said People (which they intend to present unto them) that their solemn answers may be allowed without swearing in the courts of Chancery and Exchequer. The said People freely offering and consenting, that if any reputed a Quaker falsify the truth, and by duly convicted theroof, [sic] every such person shall undergo the like pains and penalties as are provided against a perjured person.

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Language:	English
Published:	[London? : publisher not identified, 1696?]
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Society of Friends > Doctrines > Early works to 1800. Oaths > Religious aspects > Early works to 1800. Oaths > England > Early works to 1800.
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