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- 1839 (Creation)
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1 quarto volume : paper backed manuscript.
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John Roberts was a Quaker humourist, born about 1623 at Siddington, near Cirencester. His parents were John, a yeoman, and Mary Roberts. Roberts joined the parliamentary forces and remained with them until 1645. He inherited the family property in Siddington, settled there and married in 1646 Lydia. They had six children together, including their youngest son, Daniel Robert (1658-1727).
John Roberts was a devout man. In 1655 he visited the Quaker Richard Farnworth, who led Roberts to embrace Quaker doctrine. As a Quaker Roberts suffered persecution and was imprisoned multiple times. He was imprisoned in Gloucester Castle in 1657 for defending fellow Quakers and he was twice imprisoned for not paying tithes.
Roberts died in February 1684.
For more information see https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Roberts,_John_(1623%3F-1684)_(DNB00)
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• Note at front states: ‘This copy written by Daniel Clark in or about the year 28 the time soon after my father Joseph Clark received the Printed Book as a gift from my Uncle Samuel Clark, a supposition at which time that it was out of print and no other to be obtained was the cause of my copying the same. Daniel Clark’
• Note below: ‘Given to me Joseph Clark by my father D. C. 1 /10 /90
• Note on wrapper: ‘My father’s book, written by him on the British Sailing Ship “Bazora Merchant” (Bassorah Merchant) during the trip from England To Australia, landing in Australia November 1839. Mary Godson'
• Enclosed: Certificate that Daniel Clark, aged 21, came out to Sydney from Bristol in the emigrant ship “Bassorah Merchant” and that during the whole voyage which was of unusual length (141 days) his conduct was marked by the utmost propriety in every respect. Sydney 14 September 1839 James Scott, MD. Surgeon Superintendent, LRCP
• (Original printed volume ,177? and reprint 1891 in Quaker Collection PUF, Rob.)
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This material is made available for personal research and study purposes under the University of Tasmania Standard Copyright Licence. For any further use permission should be obtained from the copyright owners. For assistance please contact Special.Collections@utas.edu.au
When reusing this material, please cite the reference number and provide the following acknowledgement:
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Printed copy available in Rare Book Room at Morris Miller Library https://millennium.lib.utas.edu.au/record=b1131636~S67
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AR 24/06/2019