A.—FIRST EDITION, 1694.—“A JOURNAL or Historical Account of the Life, Travels, Sufferings, Christian Experiences and Labour of Love in the Work of the Ministry, of that Ancient, Eminent and Faithful Servant of Jesus Christ, George Fox; Who departed this Life in great Peace with the Lord, the 13th of the 11th Month, 1690. The First Volume.”[A]
A. The Second Vol. was a Collection of Epistles, etc., published by Tace Sowle, 1698.
Dan. 12. 3.—“And they that turn many to Righteousness, shall shine as the Stars for ever and ever.” Verse 4.—“Many shall run to and fro; and Knowledge shall be Encreased.”
2 Tim. 2. 12.—“If we suffer, we shall also reign with him; (i.e. with Christ.”)
LONDON: Printed for Thomas Northcott, in George-Yard in Lombard-Street, M DC XCIV. Folio.
Preface 48 pp., Testimonies pp. i-xviii, Journal pp. 1-200, 201*-288*, 189-632, and 16 pages of Tables. Total number of pages 796.
The Tables are (i.) Names of Countries, etc.; (ii.) Names of Friends, etc.; (iii.) Subject Matters; (iv.) Catalogue of Epistles.
This edition was edited by Thomas Ellwood and published with and without the Preface by Wm. Penn (printed by Tace Sowle, 1694). Most of the copies of this edition extant contain a reprint of pages 309, 310, which was inserted by request, in place of the original leaf, soon after publication of the volume.
A circular with proposals for reprinting the Journal, issued in 1708, states that it was “out of Print, and very Scarce these Four or Five Years past, Advanced to, and sold for 20s. per Book, whereas the first Price was but 13s.”
B.—SECOND EDITION.—(But not so called on title page), 1709.
Same title as A.
LONDON: Printed and Sold by J. Sowle in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-street, 1709. In two parts, 8vo., pt. i., pp. lxxii, 592., pt. ii., pp. 580 and 36 pages of Tables as in A.
The above-mentioned, 4to. circular of “Proposals for Re-printing the Journal,” etc., states that the Journal would be put to the press when the number of subscribers amounted to 500, and that the price would be Seven Shillings and Sixpence to subscribers,[B] “bound in Calves Leather.” The volumes were to be “about the bigness of R. Barclay’s Apology,” and the text “Corrected from some Mistakes which passed in the former Impression.”
B. The advertised price was Ten Shillings.
C.—THIRD EDITION, 1765.—Same title as A, but omitting date of death, and part of Scripture quotations. “The Third Edition corrected.”
LONDON: Printed by W. Richardson and S. Clark. Sold by Luke Hinde in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, and the Booksellers in London and Westminster. M.DCC.LXV. Folio, pp. lix., 679 and 27 pages of Indexes as in A.
Corrected by Joseph Phipps; and in which a large number of unnecessary words no longer appear. It is supposed that the following folio circular, though undated, refers to this edition, “Proposals for Printing by Subscription, in one Volume in Folio, a New Edition of the Journal ... of ... George Fox. ... The Conditions: I. The Book will contain upwards of Two Hundred Sheets, and shall be printed on a fine Paper, and with a curious new Letter of this Size. II. The Price to the Subscribers will be twelve Shillings per Book in Sheets, fourteen Shillings in half-binding, or sixteen Shillings neatly bound in Calves Leather and letter’d on the Back. But in case the Number subscrib’d for should exceed one Thousand, then the Subscribers shall have an Abatement of one Shilling per Book. III. Four Shillings per Book are to be paid at the Time of subscribing, and the Remainder on the Delivery. Subscriptions are taken in by Luke Hinde, in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, London; of whom Proposals may be had.”
D.—FOURTH EDITION.—Not known as an English edition, but see under “American Editions.”
E.—FIFTH EDITION (but not so called on title page) 1827.—Same title as A.
London: Printed by W. Phillips, George Yard, Lombard Street, 1827, from the First Edition, printed for Thomas Northcott, in George Yard, in Lombard Street, 1694. In two volumes large 8vo., vol. i. pp. lxxiv. 75-506; vol. ii. pp. 452 and 35 pages of Tables as in A. Price Twenty-four Shillings.
F.—SIXTH EDITION, 1836.—Same title as A, with addition of “Sixth Edition—in two Volumes.”
LEEDS: Printed by Anthony Pickard. M DCCC XXXVI. Small 8vo., vol. i., pp. I.-VIII., i.-lxxxii., 83-556; vol. ii., pp. 488 and 75 pages of Addenda and Indexes.
Printed for Joshua Kaye and George North Tatham, Leeds. Edition of 5,000 copies, sold at six shillings per copy. Contains Advertisement by the Editors, who state it was collated with the first and third editions. Special work seems to have been done on the Indexes, which include Texts of Scripture, Chronological Arrangement, etc.
G.—SEVENTH EDITION, 1852.—Title, “Journal of George Fox; being an Historical Account of the Life, ... [as A.] Seventh Edition—in two Volumes, with Notes Biographical and Historical, etc., by Wilson Armistead.”
LONDON: W. and F. G. Cash (late Gilpin), Bishopsgate Street, ... M DCCCLII. 8vo., vol. i., pp. xiv., 409; vol. ii., pp. ix., 354, and 58 pages of Appendix and Indexes, but omission of Catalogue of Epistles, etc.
Printed by W. G. Blackie and Co., Villafield, Glasgow, from F. For the first time divided into chapters and supplied with Introduction and Table of Contents. Price five shillings.
H.1.—EIGHTH (and Bi-Centenary) EDITION, 1891.—Title as G, but omitting part of Scripture quotation. “Eighth (and Bi-Centenary) Edition, in two volumes.”
LONDON: Friends’ Tract Association; Edward Hicks, Junr., Publisher, 14, Bishopsgate Street Without, 1891. 8vo., vol. i., pp. lxii., 537; vol. ii., pp. xvi., 507, and 61 pages of Appendix and Indexes as G.
Carefully collated with the earliest editions; and in other respects a reprint of G. Favouring circumstances occurring about the time of the two-hundredth anniversary of the death of George Fox, by the gift of two Friends deceased, and assistance from others, these volumes were produced at much less cost to purchasers than would otherwise have been the case. The whole was printed and stereotyped by Headley Brothers, Ashford, Kent; and conducted through the press under the joint supervision of Daniel Pickard, the revising editor, and of Frederick Goodall Cash, Hon. Secretary of Friends’ Tract Association, London. Price five shillings net.
500 copies were printed, and sold at five shillings each.
H.2.—EIGHTH EDITION, reprinted 1901.—Title, “The Journal of George Fox; being an Historical Account of his Life, Travels, Sufferings, and Christian Experiences. In two volumes.”
Published for the Friends’ Tract Association, by Headley Brothers, 14, Bishopsgate Street Without, London, E.C., 1901. 8vo. vol. i., pp. lxxii., 537, vol. ii., pp. xvi., 507, 31 pages of Appendix as H.1, and 50 pages of Particulars of Editions, and Indexes.
The text of this is reprinted by Headley Brothers, Ashford, Kent, from the stereo plates of H.1. slightly corrected, and has been furnished with greatly extended Index to Persons and Places, further particulars of previous editions and a Map, compiled by Norman Penney, Hon. Sec. of Friends’ Tract Association. 500 copies were printed. Price per copy five shillings net, including the map six shillings and sixpence net.
NOTE.—An abridged edition of The Journal, under the title “The Autobiography of George Fox,” edited, with Introduction, by Henry Stanley Newman, was published in London and Leominster [1886]. 4to. pp. xxxii, 406 and 16 pages of Index.