Joseph Besse (c. 1683–1757) was an English Quaker controversialist. He quantified the sufferings and persecution undergone by the Quakers. (From Wikipedia)
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Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757, ed.: An Account of the Life, Travels, and Christian Experiences in the Work of the Ministry of Samuel Bownas (London: J. Phillips, 1795), by Samuel Bownas (HTML and page images at Earlham)- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: A Collection of the Sufferings of the People Called Quakers (2 volumes; London: L. Hinde, 1753)
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Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: A brief account of many of the prosecutions of the people call'd Quakers in the exchequer, ecclesiastical, and other courts, for demands recoverable by the acts made in the 7th and 8th years of the reign of King William the Third, for the more easie recovery of tithes, church-rates, &c. Humbly submitted to the consideration of the members of both Houses of Parliament. (Printed and sold by the assigns of J. Sowle, at the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-street, 1736) (page images at HathiTrust)- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: A Brief account of many of the prosecutions of the people called Quarkers in the Exchequer, Ecclesiastical and other courts for demands recoverable by the acts made in the 7th and 8th years of the Reign of King William, the third, for the more easy recovery of Tithes, Church rates, etc (London : printed and sold by the assigns of J.Sowle at the Bible in George Yard, Lombard Street, 1736., 1736) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: The clergy's plea for a settled and forced maintenance from the Quakers, by tithes, offerings, oblations, fees for marriages, baptism, alias rantism, burials, &c. examined, and proved to be contrary to Scripture, right reason, and the laws and canons of the Church, and also inconsistent with their oaths against simony, and of canonical obedience ... (Printed for T. Cooper, 1737), also by Joseph Ollive and pseud Philalethes (page images at HathiTrust)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: A collection of the sufferings of the people called Quakers, : for the testimony of a good conscience from the time of their being first distinguished by that name in the year 1650 to the time of the act commonly called the Act of Toleration granted to Protestant dissenters in the first year of the reign of King William the Third and Queen Mary in the year 1689. (Printed and sold by Luke Hinde, at the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, 1753), also by Luke Hinde (page images at HathiTrust)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: Defence of Quakerism. (Printed and sold by the assigns of J. Sowle, 1732) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: Defence of Quakerism : or, an answer to a book intituled A preservative against Quakerism, written by Patrick Smith ... (London : Printed and sold by the assigns of J. Sowle, 1732., 1732) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: An examination of a book, lately printed by the Quakers : and by them distributed to the members of both Houses of Parliament, entitled, A brief account of many of the prosecutions of the people called Quakers, in the exchequer, ecclesiastical, and other courts, for demands recoverable by the acts made in the 7th and 8th years of the reign of King William III for the more easy recovery of tythes, church-rates, &c. : so far as the clergy of the dioceses of Oxford, Glocester, and Chester, are concerned in it. (Printed for J. and H. Pemberton at the Golden-Buck against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, 1740), also by Thomas Hayter (page images at HathiTrust)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: An examination of William Notcutt's Reply to H. B.'s Vindication of R. Barclay's Apology... (London : Printed by the assigns of J. Sowle, 1735., 1735), also by Henton Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: Four sermons, on the second coming of Christ, and the future misery of the wicked. By J.B. (Philadelphia: : Printed by Ormrod & Conrad, no. 41, Chestnut-Street., 1797), also by Joseph Benson (HTML at Evans TCP)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: The history of the rise, increase, and progress of the Christian people called Quakers, intermixed with several remarkable occurrences. (Printed and sold by the assigns of J. Sowle, 1722), also by William Sewel (page images at HathiTrust)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: The journals of the lives and travels of Samuel Bownas, and John Richardson. (Reprinted and sold by William Dunlap, 1759), also by Samuel Bownas and John Richardson (page images at HathiTrust)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: The Journals of the lives and travels of Samuel Bownas, and John Richardson. ([Philadelphia] : London printed: Philadelphia, reprinted, and sold by William Dunlap, at the newest printing-office, in Market-Street,, 1759) (HTML at Evans TCP)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: The life and posthumous works of Richard Claridge : being memoirs and manuscripts relating to his experiences and progress in religion, his changes in opinion and reasons for them (London : Darton and Harvey, 1836), also by Richard Claridge (page images at HathiTrust)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: The life and posthumous works of Richard Claridge : being memoirs and manuscripts relating to his experiences and progress in religion, his changes in opinion, and reasons for them (Darton and Harvey, 1836), also by Richard Claridge (page images at HathiTrust)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: The peace of Europe, the fruits of solitude, and other writings (J.M. Dent & Sons, ltd.;, 1915), also by William Penn (page images at HathiTrust)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: Tractatus hierographicus : or, A treatise of the Holy Scriptures (Trow Printing and Bookbinding Company, 1877), also by Richard Claridge (page images at HathiTrust)
- Besse, Joseph, 1683?-1757: A vindication of a book, intituled, A brief account of many of the prosecutions of the people called Quakers, &c. ... : in answer to late examination thereof ... with an appendix, demonstrating, that tithes are an oppression to the husbandman. (London : Printed and sold by T.S. Raylton and Luke Hinde, 1742., 1742) (page images at HathiTrust)
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