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A Collection of Testimonies in Favor of Religious Liberty A Collection of Testimonies in Favor of Religious Liberty

Published in London in 1790 by C. Dilly, J. Johnson, & J. Debrett, this book presents a collection of testimonies advocating for religious liberty, focusing on the cases of Dissenters, Catholics, and Jews in England. Edited by Benjamin Vaughan, it includes an essay titled "Facts and Observations respecting the Situation of the Jews in England," as well as essays on the legal status of English Catholics and religious liberty laws in France and the United States. The book also features Benjamin Franklin's "A Parable against Persecution," a text written in the style of the King James Bible and promoting religious tolerance.

Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons: Copies of the Laws Passed by the Several Colonial Legislatures for the Relief of the Catholics, the Removal of the Disabilities of the Jews Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons: Copies of the Laws Passed by the Several Colonial Legislatures for the Relief of the Catholics, the Removal of the Disabilities of the Jews

This is a 34-page folio-sized pamphlet published in London on April 6, 1832, by order of the House of Commons. It contains copies of laws passed by various colonial legislatures in the West Indies granting relief to Catholics and removing disabilities faced by Jews. The pamphlet is a government publication, offering a valuable insight into the legal and social changes related to religious tolerance in the British colonies during the early 19th century.

The Information of Stephen Dugdale Delivered at the Bar of the House of Commons The Information of Stephen Dugdale Delivered at the Bar of the House of Commons

This pamphlet contains the testimony of Stephen Dugdale, given before the House of Commons on November 1, 1680, concerning the Popish Plot. It also includes additional material on Francisco de Faria, whose own narrative regarding the Popish Plot is reprinted within this pamphlet. De Faria's narrative provides biographical details, including his birthplace in Pernambuco, Brazil (1653), his travels throughout Europe, and his service as interpreter and secretary to the Portuguese ambassador to England.