Werke: Wo to thee city of Oxford, thy wickedness surmounteth the wickedness of Sodom. O.O. (1655). Ann Arbor 1980 (Tomason Tracts, 246.669.f.19.77). Ann Arbor 2000 (Early English books, 1641-1700, 2632,5); Oh! Wo, wo from the Lord God of heaven and of earth, be unto ye inhabitants of the town of Dartmouth, who doth err from the way of life and salvation (...). (London) (1659); Wo to thee town of Cambridge, thy wickedness surmounteth the wickedness of Sodom. O.O., (1660); A warning from the Lord God of life and power, unto thee o city of London, and to the suburbs round about thee. To call thee and them to repentance and amendment of life, without which you cannot see God. Be ye separated from your priests, and from your idolatrous worship, and touch not the unclean thing, that the Lord may receive you (...) and something also to the scattered seed of God, which hath been held in bondage under Pharaoh the task-master. Who am hated by the unwise, and foolish in heart, and am reproachfully call'd a Quaker. London 1660. Ann Arbor 1980 (Early English Books, 1641-1700, 1088,3); The trumpet of the Lord sounded forth unto these three nations. As a warning from the spirit of truth, especially unto thee, oh England, who art looked upon as the seat of justice, from whence righteous laws should proceed. Likewise, unto thee, thou great and famous city of London, doth the Lord God of vengeance found one warning more into thine ear, that (if possible) haply thou mayest hearken unto him, and amed thy life before it be too late. With a word of wholsome counsel and advice unto thy kings, rulers, judges, bishops, and priests, that they may prize the day of their visitation, before it pass away, as also, word of prophesie of the fore destruction that is coming upon them if they repent not. Together with a few words unto the royal seed, which is chosen of God, and separated from the world, to do his will for ever. By one who is a sufferer for the testimony of Jesus, in Newgate. London 1662. Ann Arbor 1980 (Early English Books, 1641-1700, 1119,7); The trumpet (...). In: Garman, Mary; Applegate, Judith; Benefiel, Margaret; Meredith, Dortha (Hrsg.): Hidden in plain sight: Quaker women's writings 1650-1700. Wallingford 1996, 129-135; One warning more to the Bishops, priests, friers, and Jesuites, 1662. In: Garman, Mary; Applegate, Judith; Benefiel, Margaret; Meredith, Dortha (Hrsg.): Hidden in plain sight: Quaker women's writings 1650-1700. Wallingford 1996, 135-136.

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