Popple William Attributed To (1 results)

printed in double columns, slightly browned, one or two spots, pp. 8, 4to, modern calf backed boards, good. A letter to William Penn offering him advice about his relations in the royal court and the response by Penn on freedom of religion. There are six versions of this recorded in ESTC, various printers and settings; Wing lists this after a ghost Third edition. In this setting the first 2 pages are in a slightly larger type than the remaining. William Popple (1638-1708) moved 'from Hull to London in the early 1660s to embark on a career as a merchant. Popple resided at Bordeaux from 1670 to 1688, whence he dated his first publication, entitled A Rational Catechism (1687). After returning to London he met William Penn, became secretary of the Dry Club, set up by John Locke to debate issues of religious liberty, and translated Locke's Letter on Toleration (1689) from the Latin' (ODNB). (ESTC R19135).…